Anti-apartheid art, Keith Haring graffiti and new life for fallen trees – the week in art

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Exhibition of the week Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free!A retrospective of the South African artist who has spent much of his life in Britain, originally as a political exile in the apartheid era. Whitechapel Gallery, London, from 12 June until 1 September Also showing Zanele MuholiWelcome restaging of a pandemic-hit show by the acclaimed photographer of South Africa’s LGBTQ+ community, with new works added. Tate Modern, London, until 26 January Keith Haring: Subway DrawingsThe beat goes on as Haring’s brilliant early drawings in the New York subway are celebrated. The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until 5 September Charles LutyensInsights into illness and the self by an expressive artist who worked as an art therapist. Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Beckenham, from 8 June until 31 August Leilah Babirye: Obumu (Unity)Striking new works hewn from trees that have lived and died in Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Yorkshire Sculpture Park until 8 September Image of the week View image in fullscreen Morgan Otagburuagu’s striking, experimental imagery celebrates the strength of the Black body and the iridescent beauty of Black skin. The Lagos-based artist, who is a master of light, is just one of the photographers on display at Photo Basel this year. See the...

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