Eyes on the prize: the must-see art and design of autumn 2016

Elton John shares his photography collection, Tracey Emin gets into bed with William Blake and David Shrigley gives everyone a big thumb’s-up

Neon might once have been considered a quintessentially American medium but the British artists who have worked with it are numerous. Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Cerith Wyn Evans and Eddie Peake are just some of the homebred talents to feature alongside international names in this major survey of neon art in, where else, but Blackpool. Home to the world-famous Illuminations, first switched on in September 1879, the city has played a central role in the UK history of neon, as the Grundy’s show seeks to prove with rarely displayed designs for the biggest free light show on earth.
• 1 September 2016–7 January 2017, Grundy Art Museum, Blackpool.

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