Roger Fenton the queens target 1860 ©Royal Collection Trust Jan 16, 2013

‘The Queen’s Target’ by Roger Fenton

This image by a pioneering Victorian photographer is both a royal souvenir and a strikingly early piece of abstract art

Cindy Sherman 3 Untitled prints ©Cindy Sherman Jan 16, 2013

‘Bus Riders’ by Cindy Sherman

This serious yet funny 1976 series prefigures everything Sherman has done since – and does not come cheap

Industrial Landscape 1955 by L.S. Lowry puknews ©Tate - The estate of L.S.Lowry Jan 15, 2013

Tate Britain to host Lowry show

Exhibition of 80 works will run from June to October

Richard Misrach’s ‘Submerged Trailer, Salton Sea, California’ (1983) Jan 15, 2013

‘Submerged Trailer, Salton Sea, California’ by Richard Misrach

This image by a veteran environmental photographer is both harsh critique and delicate study of light

Lartigue’s ‘Bibi’ (1920) ©Ministere de la Culture-France/AA Jan 14, 2013

‘Bibi’ by Jacques Henri Lartigue

Ahead of his time? The French photographer’s pioneering Autochromes are ideally viewed on a computer screen

Ed Ruscha’s ‘Evil’ (1973) Jan 13, 2013

Ed Ruscha: I’m Amazed, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

Art history, film, literature and Surrealism are among the points of reference in this new show of works on paper

'A Man and a Woman Make Love' (2012) by Gerard Byrne Jan 11, 2013

The joy of forgotten texts

Artist Gerard Byrne tells Jane Ure-Smith about his ‘bizarre, batty work’

‘Han’ (2012), an installation by Elmgreen & Dragset ©Alamy From TRAVEL Jan 11, 2013

Munich’s moment

The city is hoping a year-long programme of public art installations will help to win tourists back from Berlin

Nadim Karam’s ‘Untitled’ (1997-2000) sculptures in downtown Beirut ©Ayyam Gallery Jan 11, 2013

Cultural links

The political landscape of the Middle East is affecting its growing art scene in many ways

Chinese sculpture From COLLECTING Jan 11, 2013

The Art Market: Sitting pretty for a new season

Hong Kong gets a new gallery, private treaty sales lift Christie’s in France while arrests were made in Italy