• The Peabody Essex Museum makes waves
• An interview with Betye Saar
• Are museums doing enough for disabled visitors?
• Magic and manuscripts in medieval Ethiopia
Plus: a preview of Asian art in London and reviews of Charlotte Perriand’s designs at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the first biography of the painter Mary Beale and Christopher S. Wood’s A History of Art History
The film-makers who deserve a fair hearing
While Peter Strickland’s most recent feature sends up sound artists, Georgina Starr’s short makes for a more challenging listen