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Avery’s first UK retrospective shows off the shimmering surfaces of his innovative canvases
Ekow Eshun’s exhilarating exhibition shows black art on the move and creating fresh idioms
The artist’s illustrations of Dylan Thomas’s radio play capture everyday joys and frustrations with vibrancy
Jackie Wullschläger selects her best mid-year reads
Some of the most glorious drawings of the 20th century are to be found in an intimate, fizzing encounter with the artist
Born in Lisbon, the artist made the personal political in devastating figurative work
The exhibition puts a 1932 erotic reverie next to the 1856 society portrait that inspired it. The result is a ravishing duet
A history of majesty from Cecil Beaton’s coronation portrait via Warhol and Freud to a postcolonial image for the platinum jubilee
The Norwegian artist’s rich, emotionally complex works show there was more to him than ‘The Scream’
The conceptual artist’s retrospective highlights a career of hewing beauty from destruction
An engaging show displays the innovative Ukrainian-born abstractionist alongside contemporaries such as Modigliani
A retrospective at Tate Britain highlights the artist’s range, from dark London interiors to glowing Venetian scenes — and his contemporary resonance
British, Ukrainian and French artists bring work that speaks to the political present — but also offer fun
Around the Biennale, exhibitions by female artists make a powerful statement
The intimate, close-up presentation at the Opera del Duomo Museum is a unique opportunity to consider the trio together
An outstanding exhibition across two Florence venues highlights the master’s genius and long-lasting influence
This exhibition explores the diverse, fluid sources which inspired the designer of the Bank of England
An immersive digital environment brings out the best in a Renaissance painting and leaves you hungry for more
An exhibition of works by emerging British artists of the 1950s and ’60s portrays an inventive — yet sombre — response to newfound freedoms
A wide-ranging show brings much to enjoy, but some works seem chosen for gender or geography rather than quality
A terrific Whitechapel exhibition explores the catalytic role of the workshop over 100 years for the likes of artists ranging from Brancusi via Matisse and Moore to Tillmans
The Ashmolean Museum pays tribute to the unshowy artist’s pivotal role in the revolution of 19th-century French painting
The show shines a light on his psyche — and the pivotal period when he forged his artistic vocabulary
Lent by the Huntington Museum to the National Gallery, it is a virtuosic meditation on youth
Our critic surveys a year where hope and joy animated exhibitions but the culture wars continued their creep
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