In an age that prizes ‘engagement’, is there usefulness in choosing not to?

A series of ‘magical transformations’: Tacita Dean’s new work launches across three institutions in London

Virginie Despentes's trilogy, 'Vernon Subutex', and the revival of state-of-the-nation novels 

A digital portrait of the landscape that transformed our planet

A look back at the year that gave us Mark Greif’s Against Everything and David Bowie's final act

the Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK

Marguerite Humeau's exhibition 'FOXP2', now open at Nottingham Contemporary, proposes imaginative responses to unanswerable questions

The fairs are over but, the capital's young galleries continue to flourish, in spaces both familiar and unlikely

Marguerite Humeau, Mono-ha and multiple worlds: a guide to the best current shows in the capital

Ben Eastham delves into Goshka Macuga's exploration of art, power and history

Various venues, Glasgow

The inaugural issue of Swimmers, a London-based publishing project uniting poets and artists

The rise of online exhibition spaces and the documenting of social unrest

Eimear McBride’s celebrated debut novel is taken to the stage

Blood oaths and bodies under threat

Wilfried Lentz, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria