Exhibitions
‘I don’t believe that political art can change anything’: Syrian artist Sara Shamma on the role of the artist in times of war
The Art Newspaper speaks to the artist at her new show in London
Artists unite for Delfina Foundation
Mark Wallinger and Tacita Dean among alumni donating works to raise funds for residency centre in London
A mere semblance of political activity
Pedro Reyes's show is more about performing for the camera than changing the world
US show sidesteps Russian embargo
Neue Galerie exhibition features loans from private collectors
The Met launches China show, using a Western lens
After the gala and serious fundraising, Costume Institute and Asian art department join forces to celebrate real and imaginary China
Louvre president shows solidarity with Iraq and Tunisia
Jean-Luc Martinez says attacks on cultural heritage marks "turning point" for universal museums
No country for an old artist: on Goya’s witches and old people
Elizabeth Clegg discusses a new scholarly catalogue
Builders rush to get Milan’s Expo 2015 ready a day before it opens
Two thirds of the site is still unfinished
America is easier to see, but the whole picture remains elusive: Alexander Alberro on the Whitney’s opening exhibition
Unknown works appear with more familiar ones but a few key pieces have lost impact they once had in Breuer Building
Pompidou responds to criticism that Le Corbusier exhibition glosses over architect’s fascist past
Although show focuses on his work, a research project will be launched on his life and beliefs
Shortlisted designs for Guggenheim Helsinki go on show
Exhibition accompanied by app that’s “like Tinder for buildings”—but will Finnish public be seduced?
Danish art space dedicated to refugees opens amid recent migrant tragedy
Center for Art on Migration Politics in Copenhagen is the first of its kind in Europe
Anri Sala named France's leading artist (again)
Camille Henrot and Laure Prouvost are fast-risers but only 19 women feature in top 100
Research puts Goya’s witches in right order
"Feat in forensics” finally establishes correct sequence of artist's private album
Documenta director wants to show all the works Gurlitt hoarded
Adam Szymczyk in talks with Kunstmuseum Bern and German authorities
Happy birthday Leonardo! Milan celebrates with Italy's biggest show on da Vinci since 1939
Next stop Reykjavík for MoMA’s Bjork show?
The city’s mayor has seen the exhibition and wants to bring it to the Icelandic capital
Basquiat's footnotes, made into an exhibition
The Brooklyn Museum offers a slice of Jean-Michel Basquiat's pre-history
Paul Chan: not much to see, but something to think about
The Hugo Boss Prize winner's exhibition at the Guggenheim is spare but smart
US refusal to protect Cuban art threatens Bronx Museum show
Ambitious joint venture between New York and Havana at risk as State Department remains unwilling to grant immunity from seizure for Cuban loans
Almost one third of solo shows in US museums go to artists represented by five galleries
Survey reveals prevalence of Pace, Gagosian, David Zwirner, Marian Goodman and Hauser & Wirth in exhibition programming
Visitor figures 2014: the world goes dotty over Yayoi Kusama
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum clinches top spot in our attendance survey, but Japanese artist’s retrospectives are a phenomenon in South America and Asia
Blockbusters aren’t the be-all and end-all
Art exhibitions have been pulling in the crowds for centuries
Complex talent needs greater understanding
Denmark’s Asger Jorn was far more than a painter
Uffizi draws the line at Leonardo loan request for Milan Expo show
Milan’s mayor fails to drag Italian minister of culture into row