Allen Ginsberg and a vandalised vagina – the week in art

Ai Weiwei opens up about Chinese censorship and his friend the beat poet, as we reveal the hottest shows of the autumn. Plus Anish Kapoor’s ‘queen’s vagina’ sculpture has been vandalised – and he’s being taken to court for it

Drawing in Silver and Gold: The art of silverpoint drawing has something alchemical about it that results in drawings of ethereal beauty. This is a seductive and satisfying encounter with truly great art, from Leonardo da Vinci’s head of a war-hardened warrior to Albrecht Durer’s portrait of a troubled youth to works by Jasper Johns and Bruce Nauman. Superb stuff.
British Museum, London WC1B until 6 December

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