Bill Murray and Robert Mapplethorpe – the week in art

A show dedicated to the beloved kook of Hollywood hits the UK, as Mapplethorpe continues to shock America. Plus unseen Francis Bacons and a secret art society – all in your weekly art dispatch

Artist and Empire
The British empire is a fundamental part of British history, and indeed the history of the modern world. This exhibition features artists from Joshua Reynolds and George Stubbs to Hew Locke and Sonia Boyce. It should be a fascinating survey of a complex, tangled story that is global, intimate – and unfinished.
• Tate Britain, London SW1, from 25 November to 10 April.

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