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M\u00e1ret \u00c1nne Sara Also showing<\/p>\n Peter Doig: House of Music Ed Ruscha: Says I, to Myself, Says I Frieze London\/Frieze Masters Julian Bell: England Road Image of the week Photograph: Yui Mok\/PA<\/p>\n They had remained almost unseen for 300 years, but now two of William Hogarth\u2019s masterpieces are on show to the public for the first time. Wendy Porter, a nurse at the hospital, is seen here standing in the staircase of the North Wing at St Bartholomew\u2019s hospital in London, which contains The Pool of Bethesda and The Good Samaritan \u2013 two large-scale murals by the British painter. It opened to all on Monday after a \u00a39.5m restoration project. Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What we learned<\/p>\n Country days in Somerset saved Don McCullin\u2019s sanity<\/a><\/p>\n Happiness is a warm silicone gun for Lisa Herfeldt<\/a><\/p>\n Independence for Nigeria freed the minds of its artists<\/a><\/p>\n Weekends for art dealer Betty Parsons were strictly for painting her own work<\/a><\/p>\n The British Museum\u2019s Nordic Noir show is scarily poor<\/a><\/p>\n Wayne Thiebaud\u2019s still lifes of sweets and cakes are a taste of the American dream<\/a><\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Your weekly art world round-up, sketching out all the biggest stories, scandals and exhibitions<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com<\/a> to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Don Bachardy recalled how Hockney painted him for a landmark work of queer art<\/a><\/p>\n Masterpiece of the week<\/p>\n Flood Waters by Claude Monet, 1896<\/p>\n Photograph: World History Archive\/Alamy<\/p>\n Here comes the flood, as the great impressionist records an unexpectedly apocalyptic scene. Floods in art are usually biblical. Artists including Uccello, Michelangelo and Poussin painted the deluge as a divine punishment by God, leaving sinners drowning or scrambling for tiny rocks while Noah survives in the Ark. But there is no such sacred meaning here. Monet is simply observing a bit of bad weather. Stranded at his home in Giverny by local flooding in autumn 1896, he used the time to paint this gloomily entrancing view of a water-covered field. Barren trees rise like spectres from the grey swamp as the drowned earth merges with mists above. This is a starker, grimmer version of Monet\u2019s waterlily paintings: as in those dreamy decorations, he melts and mirrors one reality into another, sky reflecting water, but here the effect is haunted, even nightmarish. Sign up to the Art Weekly newsletter<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already receive our regular roundup of art and design news via email, please sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get in Touch<\/p>\n
Expect an earthy, and earth-conscious, installation on a grand immersive scale from the latest commission in the Tate Turbine Hall.
Tate Modern, London, 14 October-6 April<\/a><\/p>\n
Ecstatic, dream hang of Doig\u2019s paintings plus his vinyl record collection playing through colossal speakers salvaged from cinemas. As cool as art gets.
Serpentine Gallery, London, to 8 February<\/a><\/p>\n
The latest brilliant and eerie jokes by a great American artist who is both conceptual provocateur and pop painter.
Gagosian Davies Street, London, 14 October-19 December<\/a><\/p>\n
It\u2019s that time of year again and the squirrels run for cover as the super rich go shopping in the park.
Regent\u2019s Park, London, 15-19 October<\/a><\/p>\n
Meditative landscapes and city scenes by a painter on a road trip through England.
Natasha O\u2019Kane Gallery, London, 14-19 October<\/a><\/p>\n
National Gallery, London<\/a><\/p>\n