Exhibition of the week Ed Ruscha
The master of cool irony and urban surrealism gets a mini-retrospective courtesy of the Artist Rooms collection.
• Modern One, Edinburgh, from 29 April Also showing Richard Long
The open spaces of an 18th-century estate, with deer herd, are perfect for Long’s contemplative works.
• Houghton Hall, Norfolk, until 26th October Syria: A Conflict Explored
Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev, and a display examining the politics of the most tragic conflict of our time, bring this excellent museum’s history of warfare disturbingly up to date.
• Imperial War Museum, London, until 3 September William Mackrell
Surrealism is reborn in this artist’s provocative photographic and sculptural works.
• The Ryder, London, until 27th May Russian Revolution
Lenin’s application for a reading pass to the British Library is among the exhibits in an archival history of the event that shook the modern world.
• British Library, London, until 29 August Masterpiece of the week | 