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New York exhibition reveals the array of techniques artists used to conceal their subjects’ identities
The V&A’s fight to stop the Met in New York from buying a 12th-century carving reflects how countries try to prevent cultural heritage going abroad
Our critic’s choices also include Parisian frenemies, an Italian photographer and American heavy-hitters
Five centuries of paintings, including Giotto, Rembrandt and Goya, are displayed with understated intelligence in the New York museum
The show reflects Depression-era poverty and inequality when art rode on a wave of activism
This focused New York show emphasises the artist’s relentless work ethic and his battle to balance emotion with objectivity
Lauren Halsey’s installation is an investigation into culture and gentrification in black Los Angeles
Patronised by critics when she was younger, the British painter has proved her vision is enduring
The artist has always stood in the shadow of his former owner, but a new exhibition redresses the balance
A New York show of 19th-century artists evokes a changing country searching for a new identity through art
A dazzling New York exhibition shows the richness, humour and humanity of this ancient culture
‘Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition’ at the Metropolitan Museum sparkles with works by Picasso, Braque and Gris
This survey of the 118-year dynasty reveals the outward manifestations of their power but little of their inner turmoil
The Metropolitan Museum’s ‘Chroma’ suggests that the cradle of western civilisation was in thrall to colour and glitter
The Metropolitan Museum showcases the 19th-century artist in an exhibition of frank, profoundly affecting pictures
The museum’s show finds a reasonable middle ground between lionising the prophet and trashing the sinner
He uses his body to reflect on himself, American life and the demands of art
Move is the latest fallout for members of the family that owned opioid maker Purdue Pharma
A New York show casts the 16th-century Florentine elite as ‘Renaissance influencers’ who used exquisite art to varnish the truth
An indomitable talent, finally celebrated at the end of her career
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition is a fascinating look at how etching revolutionised 16th-century printmaking
It’s the subject of the Met’s new blockbuster show. But what does camp mean in 2018?
This centuries-spanning survey of realist sculpture is both bracing and discomfiting
It would be better for everyone if there were fewer visitors and silence was expected
The museum’s blockbuster show assembles treasures from 50 collections worldwide
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