Exhibitions
Luma Foundation’s burgeoning ‘biennial of the Alps’ is excellent—but who is it for?
The sixth edition of Elevation 1049 brings work addressing some of the great crises of the moment to a remote billionaire’s paradise
Julieta Aranda: '¿Cuál es el tiempo de soñar?'
La exposición de la artista nacida en la Ciudad de México en el Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo examina sus proyectos relacionados con el tiempo y el trabajo
Julieta Aranda: ‘What is the time of dreaming?’
The Mexico City-born artist’s show at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo surveys her projects related to time and labour
Was a new Van Gogh really discovered at a garage sale? Here’s why I remain unconvinced
The New York-based LMI Group claims the $50 portrait is a previously unknown work by the Dutch master, perhaps now worth $15m, but the Van Gogh Museum rejects it
Khaled Sabsabi, artist who fled civil war in Lebanon as a child, will represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale
Sabsabi’s curator will be Michael Dagostino, who also came up through the multicultural western Sydney arts scene
Oxford University exhibition aims to ‘contextualise’ the legacy of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes
A statue of Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford has previously sparked protests and calls for it to be removed
Gabriel Orozco: ‘Trabajo a nivel internacional pero siempre manteniendo lazos con mi país’
Uno de los artistas contemporáneos más influyentes de México reflexiona sobre su legado con motivo de la extensa exposición de su trabajo en el Museo Jumex
Gabriel Orozco: ‘I work internationally while always maintaining ties with my country’
One of Mexico’s most influential contemporary artists, who is also at the helm of the transformation of a public park in Mexico City, discusses his life and work on the occasion of a showcase at Museo Jumex
‘The story is more complex than just what you see’: Amsterdam exhibition explores the courtroom as a landscape
Over 250 pastel drawings by Dutch artist Machteld Aardse were created in courthouses and secure facilities
Art from a conflicted time: Anselm Kiefer's early works head to Oxford
An exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum brings together 42 paintings, watercolours, artist books, photos and woodcuts made between 1969 and 1982—along with three new works
The Big Review | Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art at the Alte Pinakothek ★★★★
An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Dutch artist highlights her beautifully detailed still-lifes. But do these paintings offer more than splendid decoration?
Seoul is the next stop for groundbreaking LGBTQ+ exhibition series
Sunpride Foundation will celebrate queer art at the non-profit Art Sonje Center in the South Korean capital after headline-grabbing shows in Taipei, Bangkok and Hong Kong
Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film to tour to six UK cities
The artist’s work—dedicated to the victims of the tragic fire—will be screened in cities including Cardiff and Glasgow
Collector removes Boccioni sculpture from major Futurism exhibition citing misleading texts and safety concerns
Roberto Bilotti has removed the piece from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, claiming it was being exhibited in “a dark corner” and was “not valued at all”
Shows to see around Delhi during India Art Fair week
Our pick of the gallery shows in Delhi during the fair
An expert’s guide to Anselm Kiefer: five must-read books on the German artist
All you ever wanted to know about Kiefer, from a deep dive into his studios to the poetry that inspires him—selected by the curators Emilie Gordenker, Edwin Becker and Leontine Coelewij
Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai to hit the road on UK tour
The masterpiece will leave the National Portrait Gallery and head to Bradford and Cambridge
Exposiciones para ver en la Ciudad de México durante la Zona Maco
Las mejores exposiciones, desde pintura y escultura hasta videoarte, de las principales instituciones y galerías comerciales durante la feria
Shows to see around Mexico City during Zona Maco
The best exhibitions, from painting and sculpture to video art, from major institutions and commercial galleries during the fair
How many Van Goghs have been stolen—and where are they now?
A new Dutch book provides the first comprehensive account of how the artist’s work has been targeted by thieves
Through the lens of Robert Frank, the Rijksmuseum presents a wide-angle view of the US
The Amsterdam museum’s sweeping survey will look beyond the usual suspects to explore ways that photography has both infiltrated and reflected society
Comment | Art is powerful when allied to community—the late artists Donald Rodney and Noah Davis should remind us of that
The two artists, who are the focus of exhibitions opening in London in February, both died tragically young
This Tate Modern exhibition gets up close and personal with Leigh Bowery
The London institution dedicates an exhibition to the boundary-breaking artist and performer whose body was his canvas
Peter Hujar, Gregg Bordowitz and Rotimi Fani-Kayode: art and the Aids struggle— podcast
A special episode on three artists dealing with the crisis in different ways
American Artist builds on author Octavia Butler’s prescient, dystopian vision
In their new show at Pioneer Works in New York, American Artist reflects on Butler’s most famous series of novels and her archives
Neue Galerie in New York examines the New Objectivity movement that emerged in 1920s Germany
The show will contrast the approach of the so-called Verists, such as George Grosz and Otto Dix, with the Classicists, such as Eberhard Viegener
The influence of European Modernism on the Scottish Colourist group is explored in new show
The exhibition at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh will also look at how the four artists interacted with their UK contemporaries
Two-venue Tate show highlights the surreal art of Cornish occultist Ithell Colquhoun
The largest-ever show of Colquhoun’s work, including more than 170 paintings, drawings and writings, will open in St Ives before travelling to London—a first for the two Tate venues
Liliane Lijn: the US artist on meeting the Surrealists and how ski wax changed everything for her
Lijn's career has taken her from hanging out with artists in 1950s Paris to observing cutting edge scientific research at Cern. A clutch of shows, coupled with the imminent publication of her memoir, also demonstrate the role of language in her work
Tom Hanks reverts to type for New York exhibition
Highlights from the Hollywood actor's 300-strong collection of typewriters will go on show in New York state



























