A trio of big hitters defy a co-operative festival theme with exhibitions that are individual and rewarding

Think of this as a tour of the world's most influential galleries: if it's hot in the art world today, it's in this book.

Scenes from the brink of catastrophe

Murder, mystery and Marcos all feature as Michael Arditti's gumshoe confronts dilemmas of faith, corruption, oh, and Imelda's footwear

The Hedonist

Warp's latest signing is the rapper/producer Jeremiah Jae. To mark the occasion, he's dropped a new mixtape which can be streamed/downloaded for free at snd.sc/1c6EBwH and ind.pn/163xb7p. The nine-track Bad Jokes mixtape trundles along in a haze of snippets, samples and Jae's tranquil, pop-culture-laden raps in one blunted, weed-infused sound, largely produced by the man himself. South Californian beat-scene influences abound throughout, as evinced by Flying Lotus showing up with production on one track.

A festival intent on ridding us of the myriad modern-day distractions that stop us from embracing the fullness of the present moment will use unconventional artistic methods to cajole audiences into “mindfulness”.

The Week in Books

He famously reduced the conductor Josef Krips to tears during rehearsals with the LSO

Touching statues of the former prime ministers is a gesture believed to bring good luck but is causing wear and tear

Art lovers could pick up a bargain when Charles Saatchi sells off part of his multimillion-pound art collection at auction without putting any reserve prices on the work.

Alice Jones' Arts Diary

So they’re installing disco lights in the Upper Chamber?

A portrait of Damien Hirst by Jonathan Yeo will be go on display later this year at the National Portrait Gallery..