The Art Newspaper

V sneak peek of a work at Manchester International Festival - In This entry: Tino Sehgal brings together a group of highly skilled people from very different fields – a footballer, violinist, cyclist and a singer/dancer. Made with the involvement of Juan Mata, “This entry is conceived as a playful exchange that communicates across different worlds.” @factory_international

Economics The Blockbuster: It’s Not Business As Usual @whitworthart Manchester International Festival Amy Feneck and Ruth Beale @alternativeschoolofeconomics @ruth.beale

Yayoi Kusama - You, Me and the Balloons @factory_international Until 28 August at Aviva Studios, home to Factory International Manchester International Festival

Sneak peek no 2 of newly refurbished @nationalportraitgallery in London following three-year refurbishment.

From Tracey Emin’s doors to a mural of famous women (Work in Progress) - Sneak peek of the new National Portrait Gallery in London @nationalportraitgallery Opens tomorrow after a three-year £41m refurbishment.

Helsinki Biennial brings contemporary art to Vallisaari Island and locations around Helsinki. The second edition is curated by Joasia Krysa and takes place from 11 June to 17 September 2023. @helsinkibiennial

Frieze New York VIP preview opens at The Shed.

Curator Aoife Brady presents the exhibition ‘Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker’, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 6 May-27 August. @nationalgalleryofireland

Preview of Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me @tate Britain (26 April-20 August).

Artists Petrit Halilaj and Alvaro Urbano launch their work Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas at Ocean Space in Venice (Chiesa di San Lorenzo). This parade of hybrid creatures will take place monthly, presenting the idea of “blurring our binary sense of the world”- co-commission @audemarspiguet @tba21academy

Ai Weiwei launches his show Making Sense @designmuseum London, discussing the exhibition content and why he likes Lego… Until 30 July.

The Rossettis opens this week @tate Britain (6 April- 24 September). Director Alex Farquharson and exhibition curator Carol Jacobi give an introductory talk.