From an unfinished Danish magnum opus to the latest title by Annie Ernaux, frieze editors list the books they loved most this year

From an exhibition that positions paintings as ‘Popstars’ in Tokyo to the inaugural group show of a new curatorial collective in Dubai

From a long overdue retrospective of Chantal Akerman to a group show celebrating the centenary of the Surrealist Manifesto

In pointillist drawings of women urinating in public at Guts Gallery, London, the artist captures moments of feminine solidarity

Highlights also include Gerardo Sámano Córdova’s debut novel and Peggy Gou's first album 

Inspired by Joan Didion's novel, a new group show at Charim Gallery, Vienna, toys with the illusion of choice

The artist’s intricate paintings and multimedia installations at Sadie Coles HQ in London explore themes of artistic labour and concealed influences

Considering this year’s title, ‘Foreigners Everywhere', we look back at how artists have addressed entrenched ideas of nationhood with bold, and at times comical, interventions

In her debut novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey, the writer experiments with form whilst interrogating literary theory and the politics of language 

We met with the artist in her exhibition at London's Pictorum Gallery to discuss how the body shapes her perception of the world

The artist’s survey at the Courtauld Gallery in London skillfully challenges tradition to establish a complex depiction of Black subjects

From Dorothy Sze’s dystopian romance to M. John Harrison's future classic 'anti-memoir', here are our favourite books of the year

In a new series of postpartum nudes at Tiwani Contemporary, London, the artist paints a realistic picture of intimate moments

The artist discusses his found-image collection and the mutating, collaborative motifs it inspires within his practice

In the wide-ranging exhibition in Timișoara, Romania, the voices and experiences of Balkan artists resist Western reductionism