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In an exuberant show, the Ashmolean Museum displays 100 16th- and 17th-century drawings
The painter made it big in a man’s world, but fails to leave a lasting impression
A compelling transatlantic survey of painting urges the viewer to look at society differently
The Franco-Algerian artist uses classic movies to evoke complex political and cross-cultural ideas
Works by Phyllida Barlow, Franz West and Marguerite Humeau star in a show that evokes natural abundance and catastrophe
Colonialism is in the spotlight in this exploration of black experience through both contemporary and historic art
A century on from André Breton’s founding manifesto, Surrealism is flourishing again
With a new show of his ‘Charcoal Heads’ at the Courtauld, the painter on why, at 92, he is more than ever acutely aware of the Old Masters
The museum is marking the milestone with a nationwide exhibition programme that confronts recent challenges to its standing
The Renaissance artist deserves to be much better known for his intricate, lively paintings
Our critic’s choices also include Parisian frenemies, an Italian photographer and American heavy-hitters
Experimental works on paper by the likes of Tintoretto and Parmigianino fascinate at Christ Church Picture Gallery
Degas and Cézanne dominate a London exhibition of works that lifted the status of drawing and made it fundamental to their art
The former Young British Artist is using everything from oil painting to NFTs to question our approach to the Earth
Jackie Wullschläger selects her must-read titles
Show subtitled ‘Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990’ omits the best of the period, but one work resonates powerfully
The artist’s last, productive weeks are the subject of the Musée d’Orsay’s supremely enjoyable show
The Abstract Expressionist’s breakthrough works merge with the landmark paintings in this compelling and comprehensive show
While contrasting, the two sculptors’ works share a timely grasp of humanity in this head-to-head display at Musée Rodin
The painter pairs his otherworldly Trinidad works with the darker side of Impressionism at the Musée d’Orsay
The decade’s most controversial exhibition features some of postwar America’s most original, potent images
The artist’s portraits bring to shimmering life the vigour and power of the 17th-century Dutch republic
Exhibition goes beyond voluptuous bodies to emphasise character, gravitas and psychology
The revolutionary painter who gave us Impressionism transformed the art world forever. But what, asks the author of Monet’s first English-language biography, about his inner life?
To mark the artist’s 300th birthday, a free exhibition showcases the grandeur yet playfulness of his oeuvre
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