Exhibitions
Vienna exhibition of Egon Schiele’s late works hints at what could have been
The Austrian artist tragically died aged 28 but left behind 400 paintings and thousands of works on paper, a selection of which are going on show at the Leopold Museum
By focusing on Edvard Munch’s portraiture, a new London exhibition reveals a different side of the Norwegian Expressionist
The show at the National Portrait Gallery will explore how this master of loneliness was in fact surrounded by people—and how he could see “behind everyone’s mask”
Medardo Rosso, an often overlooked artist who ‘revolutionised’ sculpture, gets his dues at Kunstmuseum Basel
Medardo Rosso: Inventing Modern Sculpture offers a comprehensive survey of an artist whose influence is matched only by his remarkably persistent anonymity
Centenary celebrations for the unpredictable poetry pioneer Ian Hamilton Finlay
Work of the late Scottish artist—known for his “concrete“ poetry, Little Sparta garden and prickly personality—to go on show in Edinburgh
A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's
The sketch reproduces a long-lost painting of the public garden outside the Yellow House
As Siena’s art takes to the world stage, the Italian city is undergoing a renewal
New York just closed an exhibition on Sienese art and London is about to open another. But there is also plenty of activity in Siena itself, with a museum renovation and research shedding new light on some famous works
The Big (double) Review | Linder and Mickalene Thomas at the Hayward Gallery ★★★½
Two solo shows at the Hayward Gallery in London do not always hit the mark, but both contain moments of rebellious joy
Nick Cave: My manager was like, ‘What the fuck are you doing?’ I’m like, ‘I’m going into the ceramics business’
The rock star’s Staffordshire-style figurines, on show at the Museum Voorlinden, tell the story of the devil and have helped Cave make sense of his own life—and personal tragedy—in a way that his songs cannot
Lubaina Himid will represent Great Britain at the 2026 Venice Biennale
The Zanzibar-born cultural activist has been a supporter of Black artists since the 1980s
Cross-category exhibitions are gaining popularity, but do they pay off?
Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious
Comment | Leigh Bowery’s radical art is being rightly celebrated—but let’s not forget those who helped him on his way
The artist’s close network of creative mavericks were integral to the indelible mark he left on London's cultural life
Could this Van Gogh have come from Nazi Germany?
As Birmingham’s peasant woman painting goes on loan to Charleston, we explore the question of its provenance
Comment | Somerset House’s soil-themed exhibition shows the importance of being down to earth
The London institution’s new show features a variety of works that emphasise the wonder and critical importance of dirt
Eight PST Art shows, in and around Los Angeles, to see before they close
While most museum shows in the PST Art: Art & Science Collide event closed at the end of 2024, more than two dozen are still open. Here are the best of the bunch, which explore themes from gender non-conformity to human ingenuity
Exhibitions reveal hidden stories of interned Japanese American artists
Shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Denver Art Museum explore personal and professional struggle of those who were incarcerated during the Second World War
Cecilia Alemani details her character-driven curatorial approach for next Site Santa Fe International
The 12th edition of the International will be structured around roughly 25 figures, both real and fictional, from a 19th-century saloon owner to the Indigenous author N. Scott Momaday
12 must-see exhibitions in and around Los Angeles during Frieze
From ancient Peruvian pottery and mid-century Modern ceramics, to reimagined Old Masters, an invented queer cowboy movie and more
Van Gogh’s hospital painting comes to London, returning for the first time in a hundred years
The picture shows the ward where the artist slept after mutilating his ear—I witnessed the room’s tragic demolition
London exhibition to unite Hockney’s early works on love
In The Mood For Love features experimental paintings that the British artist made made during and immediately after his time at London’s Royal College of Art (RCA)
Los Angeles pop-up exhibition showcases—and benefits—wildfire victims
Curated by Aram Moshayedi, “One Hundred Percent” includes works by Kelly Akashi, Kathryn Andrews, Paul McCarthy, Diana Thater and others impacted by the fires
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates revived, in exhibition and augmented reality, 20 years later
An AR experience in Central Park and a show at The Shed bring the sprawling Land art installation in Central Park back to life
Artists and scientists join forces for Finland climate crisis project
Climate Clock will see a permanent public art trail installed in the city of Oulu
Jeffrey Gibson’s Venice Biennale show heads to the Broad in Los Angeles
The queer, Indigenous artist hopes the work will reach more Native Americans
Qatar to construct permanent pavilion in Venice Biennale’s Giardini—the first country to do so for 30 years
The site will be used for an installation by the Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari during this year’s architecture exhibition before opening officially
Two mystery figures discovered beneath Picasso Blue Period painting
Conservators at London's Courtauld Institute used x-ray and infrared images to reveal the previously unseen works
Comment | Commercial galleries are the new rulers of the Indian art scene
Shows at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur and City Palace in Jaipur demonstrate fresh power dynamics in the sector
What we learned from the show of Monet’s London paintings at the Courtauld
Specialists and curators on what gathering Thames paintings from around the world revealed
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