The unashamedly partisan book by Daniel E. Sutherland also looks at the science behind Whistler’s nocturnes

In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks to correspondent Judd Tully on the New York spring auction results and takes a tour of the James McNeill Whistler exhibition at Tate Britain in London. Digital editor Alexander Morrison sees a frieze by Edvard Munch on display in Oslo.

The show will bring to light the “incredible skill and magic and variety” in the painter’s work

James McNeill Whistler’s celebrated maternal portrait reminded Vincent of his own mother

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Plus, a painting by a key figure of Modern Indian art and a newly discovered work by Ben Enwonwu

Plus, choreographer Wayne McGregor performance piece at London's Royal Opera House and Whistler's Mother returns to Philadelphia

The painting commonly referred to as “Whistler’s Mother” will be on view in an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art exploring artists’ portrayals of their mothers

The historic interior, with its elaborate avian ornamentation, has undergone months of cleaning and restoration to shore up worn elements and return others to their original lustre

The artist’s portrait of Joanna Hiffernan—once turned down for the RA's Summer Exhibition—is the centrepiece of an exhibition in London, while important works from New York’s Frick Collection head to Paris

In a special podcast episode we talk to Simon Werrett who has written a book on pyrotechnic arts in European history

In honour of Bonfire Night in the UK this podcast looks at how artists—from Whistler to Cai Guo-Qiang—have captured fireworks