Exhibitions
'Joy as a form of resistance': artists Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca capture the rituals of five Brazilian communities at the New Museum
“We make portraits of a given group in a given time and place,” the duo says about their videos of communities that connect through a form of performance on the peripheries of Brazilian life
In bed with JMW Turner: erotic side of painter explored in new exhibition
A new exhibition at Turner’s House in Twickenham explores a more sensual body of work by the famed painter of maritime scenes
An immersive exhibition celebrates the Dominican Republic’s forgotten Surrealist in his hometown
Ivan Tovar, who created a singular oeuvre in Paris and Santo Domingo throughout the 20th century, is finally receiving public and commercial recognition
When Elsa Schiaparelli met Salvador Dalí: exhibition explores fashion designer’s Surrealist influences
Paris show features the “lobster dress” that the pair created for Wallis Simpson’s wedding
At the Morgan Library and Museum, the art of a misfit master revealed
The story of Rick Barton, such as we know it, can only be told thanks to a curator’s detective work and some chance connections
Artist Rirkrit Tiravanija on honouring Mexican pottery traditions—and the intoxicating inspiration of psychoactive drinks
An exhibition in Mexico City explores the artist’s years-long investigation of Oaxacan vessels made for the consumption of mezcal and pulque
Explicit drawings by Bloomsbury Group artist Duncan Grant to go on show at Charleston
Works depicting gay sex—thought to have been lost—were kept secret for decades
Stand back: Rijksmuseum displays huge works on paper—some the size of an entire room—in new exhibition
The Amsterdam museum pulls out the largest paintings, drawings and prints on paper from its collection
Exhibition at New York's Drawing Center explores the ‘freedom to ornament’
Nearly 200 works from various civilisations, cultures and histories chronicle shifting approaches to beautification and the complex language of patterns
Edinburgh show dissects the art of anatomy and delves into some of the more gruesome practices fuelling it, like graverobbing and murder
National Museum of Scotland exhibition will include works by Leonardo and Cornelis Troost as well as the skeleton of the notorious William Burke
Tate announces 2023 programme including exhibition pairing Hilma af Klint with Piet Mondrian
Solo shows dedicated to Isaac Julien and Sarah Lucas, a survey of contemporary African photography and the controversial "Philip Guston Now" are also on the slate
Documenta will now come under greater government control in light of fresh antisemitism accusations, Germany's culture minister says
Jewish groups call for the exhibition director's dismissal following removal of controversial banner work by Indonesian collective Taring Padi
Documenta 15: why is the show so scandalous?
Plus, the Warhol-Prince copyright dispute, and Juan Muñoz at Spain’s Centro Botin
Fish scales, nettles and banana leaf? Exhibition of traditional Japanese garments made with unusual materials opens in Minneapolis
A show at the Minneapolis Institute of Art displays more than 120 Japanese textiles made from the stuff of nature
London's 'spectacular' 2024 Van Gogh show will focus on the artist’s greatest period—we delve into the details
“Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers” at the National Gallery will be presented in themes, tracing the story of his stay in Provence
In new performance, artist Janice Kerbel choreographs a fight for one
Kerbel’s new solo exhibition at Catriona Jeffries gallery in Vancouver, the artist is debuting two new performance works
Revealed: London's National Gallery will stage a Van Gogh blockbuster as part of its 2024 bicentenary celebrations
Star loans include The Bedroom, Garden of the Asylum and—of course—the exhibition will show the museum's own Sunflowers
More than 100 artists will feature in the 2022 edition of the Carnegie International, America’s longest-running recurring exhibition
The exhibition, titled ‘Is it morning for you yet’ and curated by Sohrab Mohebbi, opens in Pittsburgh on 24 September
A brush with... Megan Rooney
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Maxine Kumin to Henry Moore
With a Whitney Biennial feature and newfound commercial representation, James Little's commitment to abstraction is finally paying off
The artist, who has been making work for nearly 40 years, has lately achieved several career milestones
Documenta drama: the six most controversial (and confusing) things we saw at the Kassel exhibition
The opening of the quinquennial, curated by Indonesian collective ruangrupa, featured overworked employees and a BDSM party with a provocative entry policy
Sinuous sculptures by Mexican artist Geles Cabrera resurface in Americas Society exhibition
The sculptor and museum founder has had a prolific career spanning more than six decades but remains little-known outside of Mexico
Nearly 20 years after the invasion of Iraq, an artist revisits the looting of the national museum in Baghdad
The Iranian-born artist Abbas Akhavan’s installation at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver re-stages a scene captured at the Iraq Museum in 2003
What is in the largest ever Documenta exhibition? No one is quite sure
The 15th edition of Documenta will be a sprawling show with around 1,500 participants—and it is already embroiled in a scandal before it has even started
Grayson Perry’s memorial Covid Bell to go on show at Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition
The artist’s installation reignites debate over future of the neglected Whitechapel Bell Foundry site
Met exhibition frames the kimono as a global transmitter of style, beyond national costume
The show offers a thought-provoking and transnational approach to the T-shaped garment
After 30 years, Brice Marden makes a timely return to Basel with a major survey at the Kunstmuseum
Exhibition reveals the American artist’s unrealised sketches from the 1980s for stained-glass windows for the city’s minster, and how his travels influenced his later work
Rare Mondrians reveal rich surprises at Basel's Fondation Beyeler
Marking the 150th anniversary of Piet Mondrian’s birth, this comprehensive exhibition explores the Dutch artist’s extraordinary capacity for reinvention
From Picasso's love of El Greco to a party for Mondrian: the must-see exhibitions in Basel
Here are the shows to visit beyond the Art Basel fair this week