Exhibitions
Cara Despain explores the shrouded history of US nuclear weapons development
The exhibition offers a lens through which to view the current threat of nuclear war
Photographer Naima Green eulogises various forms of water and skin in New York exhibition
The artist’s powerful new body of work continues her exploration of queerness today
Chelsea Calling: this summer’s group shows remind the reign of gallery district
Blue chip galleries in New York’s original art district have put on their best shows with ambitious checklists and pairings
Documenta's director steps down over antisemitism scandal
Sabine Schormann's decision to resign as head of the Kassel exhibition was supported by a number of leading German politicians
South Australia’s Aboriginal arts community makes New York debut
Iwantja Arts sits in the heart of the outback, while its members use art to connect with one another and the rest of the world
Qatar ramps up cultural programme ahead of Fifa World Cup with museum previews and extensive exhibition programme
French curators take the reins at the country's new museums
Raphael tapestries exhibition illustrates the ‘dawn of image reproduction’
The Columbus Museum of Art’s exhibition of the six historic Dresden tapestries belatedly commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Italian master’s death
Bernd and Hilla Becher, photography giants of the Düsseldorf School, emerge from the shadows in New York show
The exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the pair’s first major US survey and will include their signature grid works as well as largely unknown early pieces
‘A fig for your barriers of wire’: Diego Rivera’s dream of a united America explored in major show
The exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art brings together 150 paintings, frescoes and drawings that illustrate the Mexican artist’s vision of unity and solidarity with workers
Black Napoleon and smooching sailors: Amy Sherald tells us about her first European solo show opening in London
The exhibition at Hauser & Wirth will coincide with Frieze London and present new works subverting the Western art historical canon
Milton Avery—who linked American Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism—gets first major European show
The curator of the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition says there is “joy in every work”
The delights of Sussex: the art and museums to visit in the English county
The organisation Sussex Modern brings together the many and varied cultural delights of the area
A 'revolt against the cult of the male genius': the must-see photographs at Rencontres d’Arles
France's historic photography festival gives top billing to the unseen, unrecognised and repressed, with a headline show dedicated to dissident feminist artists, many of whom worked behind the Iron Curtain
The Big Review: the Summer Exhibition 2022 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London
The climate theme of this year’s exhibition rings hollow
Hito Steyerl withdraws from Documenta 15 amid antisemitism scandal
The influential German artist cited the handling of antisemitism charges and staff working conditions among the reasons for her decision
'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