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

Dedicated to 100 years of surreal landscapes, this baggy group show at The Hepworth Wakefield hides its best works

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

From a characteristically tongue-in-cheek Yoko Ono exhibition to a group show on the ‘Imaginary Institution of India’

From dynamic performance and moving image to several major biennials, four frieze editors discuss the year in art

Highlights also include Nat Raha’s new book and The Harlem Gospel Travelers’ latest album

In his first solo institutional exhibition at Centro Pecci, Prato, the artist’s intimate vignettes honour queer sensuality

An unsettling outdoor performance in Edinburgh combines live and pre-recorded voices to directly confront Conservative MP Suella Braverman’s incendiary rhetoric

The author’s latest book, documenting an attempt to revive an abandoned cinema in Hungary, teases out the magic charm of film

We’ve selected our favourite exhibitions and projects, including a presentation by Turner Prize nominee Delaine Le Bas and Susan Philipsz’s collaboration with students

At Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh, the artist draws inspiration from his Orkney heritage to create a unique style of painting with a whimsical touch

From Forrest Bess's weathered paintings to Claye Bowler's personal and collective history of trans experience, here are the must-see shows across the UK right now