Ann Dingli

A collection of etchings at the Courtauld Gallery reveals Lucian Freud's expert draughtsmanship and a corner of his mind that has hitherto been neglected. This exhibition is highly recommended for a fresh look at one of Britain's most important artists.

The joy of the Courtauld Gallery is elevated to a sublime degree with the guest appearance of a show called Mantegna to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery - which may become the quiet highlight of the summer season.

The new pavilion is the result of a collaborative venture involving architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, and artist Ai Weiwei. The intention of the pavilion’s design is to take visitors beneath the Serpentine’s lawn, to explore the hidden history of its previous pavilions. It is pleasant and peaceful, but does it come across as much more than an elevated pond?

The neatly curated show at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, is said to be the largest exhibition to date showing da Vinci’s studies of the human body. In a clear and uncomplicated manner, it gives an idea of the thoughts that filtered through da Vinci’s mind as he investigated the make-up of the human body.

Ron Mueck's exhibition at the Hauser and Wirth gallery is a stunning display of sculptural ability. Punching realism into the third dimension, his four-piece exhibition is emotionally accessible and will have many breathing a sigh of intellectual relief.

A charming exhibition at the Geffrye Museum of the Home pays tribute to the British penchant for letting foreign cultures seep into the fabric of their homes. The exhibition goes through 400 years of homemaking trends in Britain, beginning with the first infiltration of eating implements, and ending with the age of vacuum cleaners and the first Macintosh computers.

How do we distinguish the back stage from the front stage of our lives? What does the space between the public and private areas of our consciousness look like? Gillian Wearing’s first major survey at the Whitechapel Gallery in East London answers this question in a manner which is at once haunting and entirely captivating.