ART: THE FIVE BEST SHOWS IN LONDON

Jackson Pollock Tate Gallery

Big retrospective for the legendary hero of Abstract Expressionism (going on Old Master). The build- up is slow and the end is sorry, but the brief "drip" period deserves every superlative. To 6 Jun

Portraits by Ingres National Gallery

Some of the smartest, intensest portraits ever - sex and money in perfect harmony; images of triumphant bourgeois luxury. To 25 Apr

Monet in the 20th Century Royal Academy

The strange last works of Impressionism. The gardens and lily ponds at Giverny dissolve into fiery lights - and in the circumstances you will, too. To 18 Apr

Patrick Caulfield Hayward Gallery

The modern object-world made luminous. Caulfield is a virtuoso of many styles, and this retrospective offers the range - notably, those fat, laconic outlines flooded with translucent colour. To 11 May

Picasso & photography Barbican Gallery

An enlightening look at the role of the camera in Picasso's creative development. To 28 Mar

... AND BEYOND

Richard Deacon Tate, Liverpool

Chunky, curvaceous assemblages of wood, metal, glass and plastic - some gigantic, some humble - by the noted Eighties' sculptor. To 16 May

Oppe Watercolour Collection Whitworth, Manchester

Classic British watercolours made largely outdoors, including Alexander Cozens' sketches, Constable, John Sell Cotman and Francis Towne. To 5 Apr

Yinka Shonibare IKON, Birmingham

"Dressing Down": in a series of photographic and sculptural tableaux the artist explores notions of ethnicity and questions the construction of cultural identity. To 5 Apr

Bob Law Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

Law was once known for his completely black mimimalist pictures. Here's a wider view of his work: Cornish landscape beginnings, colour, and tiny, toy-like constructions. To 25 Apr

Willie Doherty & James Casebere MOMA, Oxford

Doherty's nervy, multi-screen video installation reflecting on sectarian terror. Casebere's delicate, moody photos of architectural models. To 4 Apr