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A masterly exhibition of the Spanish and Dutch Old Masters — and how they shaped a Golden Age
The radical gorgeousness of the art is inextricable from the wielding of white male privilege
After years in the wilderness, this edition is likely to produce a winner of global significance in turbulent times
A group of black artists including Derek Fordjour and Kara Walker is re-energising figurative art with political works
The great painter’s sculptural works combine classicism with trash — and take centre stage in a London show
The Centre Pompidou in Paris explores the painter’s literary influences, celebrating his epic scale and expressiveness
This is the first UK retrospective for the intriguing belle époque painter who eschewed Modernism
Maximum immersive drama achieved with minimal means unfolds in room after room
A magnificent show of works by the artist in Milton Keynes packs a real punch
Jackie Wullschläger selects her mid-year reads
Unseen in London for 50 years, the artist’s paintings of double figures come to Gagosian
The painter’s first retrospective in a French public museum since 1941 is a revelation
A retrospective for an artist who was a forerunner to the Soviet masters of abstraction
The Barbican’s show honours the brilliant but scandalously lesser-known painter
The Queen’s Gallery is the standout among this year’s global exhibitions marking Leonardo’s death in 1519
Three powerful museum shows echo the Venice Biennale’s themes of migration and exile
Ghenie combines the historical gravitas of Gerhard Richter and Luc Tuymans with the painterly flair of Peter Doig
The international art event lays bare sociopolitical faultlines like no other
From Russia to the Philippines, here are the highlights of this year’s event
Works on display at the Gallerie dell’Accademia celebrate the way tradition can become inspiration
A major retrospective at Venice’s Cini Foundation reveals a fresh, masterful, never-flagging Burri
An exhibition of artists from the country at Palazzo Pisani reverberates with the city’s historic role as east-west meeting point
Tiepolo and Canaletto are among the stars of a show at Venice’s Palazzo Ducale depicting the end of an epoch
Near Turin, the unknown artistic treasure trove of collector Federico Cerruti is now open to the public
The violent expressiveness of these paintings never grows old, but the connections to the UK made here are tenuous
