Five of the best... exhibitions this week

Massimo Vitali | Bridget Riley | Russia And The Arts | Master Strokes | Bettina von Zwehl

Drawing inspiration from the brainless days of high summer, this deadpan photographer of opiated holiday crowds has something in common with film director Paolo Sorrentino as an ironical chronicler of modern Italian glamour. Vitali’s beautiful people swarm over beaches from Cefalu to Liguria, showing off swimming costumes against hypnotically blue waters, while off stage the world’s troubles grow.

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