Exhibitions
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
Railroads of the American West provide the subjects, sounds and instruments in new musical performance
The artists and composers Raven Chacon and Guillermo Galindo will debut the final movement in their collaborative performance and graphic musical score
Early Palestinian photographer's exhibition at Tel Aviv museum follows renewed study of her work
Karimeh Abbud, one of the earliest female Palestinian photographers, comes into greater focus in her biggest show to date in Israel
‘I found energy from somewhere very deep’: artist Alexis Soul-Gray on navigating the gallery scene through grief and motherhood
The UK-based artist is entering a new chapter having signed with Bo Lee and Workman in the trendy British town of Bruton—but the journey has not been easy
Van Gogh’s two pictures of the hospital in Arles—painted while he was recovering after cutting his ear—head to the Courtauld
Both pictures were acquired by the same private collector, they have not left Switzerland for a century
Newly attributed Lavinia Fontana painting discovered at auction to go on display in London
The oil on copper miniature portrait, originally believed to be by Bronzino, is the subject of an exhibition at its former home—Strawberry Hill House
German president condemns Russia’s ‘war against Ukraine’s culture’ as evacuated works go on show in Berlin
The exhibition at the Gemäldegalerie, open to the public from today, shows 60 works brought to Berlin for safety from the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art
New Orleans triennial positions the city as a model for a precarious, adaptive future
The sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans, co-curated by Miranda Lash and Ebony G. Patterson, finds artists looking to the distant past, urgent present and possible futures for archetypes of resilience
'Frank conversations on certain topics can lead to real prison terms': Russian artist duo finds haven on Long Island
Dmitry Okruzhnov and Maria Sharova, who opposed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, are now working from a New York studio
Emmanuel Perrotin to launch first London gallery with works by photographer JR
The French image maker will show new works from ‘Children of Ouranos’ series
Singapore Art Week: art off the beaten track
As well as the big museums and fairs, Singapore Art Week gives smaller projects a chance to shine
‘The market is still the domain of famous male artists’: Guerrilla Girls open their first commercial gallery show in New York
The feminist art collective’s commercial debut in their hometown, at Hannah Traore Gallery, is intended to introduce their activist work to a new generation
Buyers can name their price at gallery that challenged artists to create hard-to-sell works
Haul Gallery in Brooklyn, which recently transitioned to a non-profit model, is offering conceptually or physically difficult works for as little as $1 apiece
Framing Van Gogh: why the artist preferred not to surround his works with gold
The National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition, ‘Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers’, provides an unusual opportunity to see how the artist’s works have been framed by their owners
Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
The Halsted A&A Foundation is displaying its recent acquisition at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago starting 25 January
Five shows to see: we pick the highlights of Singapore Art Week
Taking place from 17-26 January, the week includes everything from museum shows to one-off pop-ups
Nashville show looks at how the Impressionists and others depicted food production in 19th century France
The exhibition at the Frist Art Museum includes works by the likes of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Gauguin
Everyday defiance: Singapore Art Museum exhibition explores the role of ‘mundane’ art as a response to adversity
The show in the museum's new collections gallery includes work by 20 artists from Southeast and East Asia
February's must-see exhibitions: Leigh Bowery, Scottish Colourists and a Surrealist with a taste for the occult
The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month