A smirking masterwork and Christo’s posthumous triumph – the week in art

Hals dazzles London, Shonibare devises a Royal revamp and Liverpool gets a lesson in sex and death – all in your weekly dispatchFrans Hals
A constellation of engrossing portraits by this great Dutch artist focuses attention on the Wallace Collection’s most charismatic treasure, his masterpiece The Laughing Cavalier.
• Wallace Collection, London, 22 September to 30 January. Continue reading...