Cuban appeal: Los Carpinteros come to London
Expect splattered tomatoes, melted musical instruments and towering Lego sculptures at the debut London show of Los Carpinteros
Art & Design
Science and art combine to highlight River Lea pollution
Project to creatively document pollution in the River Lea produces some stunning results
Petition launched to stop Rich Mix from closing
Legal dispute with Tower Hamlets Council puts future of Shoreditch arts organisation in doubt
Hackney Flashers make a comeback with childcare exhibition
1970s photography collective feature in History is Now exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector at the Barbican – review
This collection of artists’ collections including those of Andy Warhol and Peter Blake, is fascinating though by its very definition a mixed bag
Hoxton gallery hosts social housing project
A varied programme of art and politics surrounding social housing is underway at PEER Gallery
INIVA Gallery evening courses begin with A Revisionist History of Art 1946-2015
Five-week programme offers an introduction to art history, covering topics from identity politics to institutional frameworks
Nurse from St Joseph's Hospice scoops top photography award
Amateur snapper beats competition from 20,000 entries to win International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition
Mary Barnes: Boo-Bah – art review
Mary Barnes became a successful painter following therapy for schizophrenia in the 1960s. A new exhibition looks at a crucial five-year period in her work
East London Painting Prize opens for entries
Bow Arts-run prize offers East London painters the chance to win £10,000 and a solo exhibition
Sex Shop exhibition to open this month
Transition Gallery is to be decked out with dildos and fetish objects for Sex Shop exhibition
Hackney artists to stand in the General Election
Two Hackney artists are the latest to announce they are running for Parliament. We speak to them about their political ambitions
Bob and Roberta Smith: 'Wealthy kids don’t tend to make terribly interesting art'
The Leytonstone artist running for Michael Gove’s seat in the general election outlines his views on art in schools
Art review: 100 Painters of Tomorrow at Beers Contemporary Gallery
Last chance this week to see exhibition that aims to give a snapshot of the best new painters from across the world
Major exhibition about abstract art opens this week at Whitechapel Gallery
Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915–2015 looks at how abstract art relates to politics and society. We spoke to Sophie McKinlay, the gallery’s Acting Head of Exhibitions, about what visitors can expect
Hackney photographer Stephen Gill publishes two new books
Two very different topics – weddings and pigeons – are the subjects of Stephen Gill’s most recent photo books