First pharaoh’s tomb discovered in Egypt in more than 100 years
Plus: Netherlands returns 113 Benin bronzes to Nigeria and British Museum chooses Lina Ghotmeh to redesign ancient sculpture galleries
Leigh Bowery!
Tate Modern celebrates the brief but influential life and work of the Australian-born performance artist, musician, fashion icon and muse
Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900
Later Chinese bronzes were much more than pale imitations of ancient works, as this exhibition at the Met shows
Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light
Macabre works by modernist masters hang alongside those by Cranach, Holbein and others in Oslo
Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men
The artist’s crisp depictions of male labourers, soldiers and boatsmen are in the spotlight at the Getty
Four things to see: Expressionist landscapes
To mark 45 years since the death of Oskar Kokoschka, we select four dramatic landscapes painted in the Expressionist style
Creative Australia faces backlash after deselecting Venice Biennale artist
Plus: Qatar to get permanent national pavilion at Venice Biennale | Walter Robinson (1950–2025) | Brent Sikkema’s husband charged with hiring his killer
We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
The Smithsonian’s acquisition in 2023 of a collection of quilts by Black makers forms the backbone of this show
Berlinde De Bruyckere. Khorós
Fleshy forms, unconventional materials and religious imagery come together in the work of the Belgian artist
François Boucher’s ‘Resting Girl’
Boucher’s recently restored rococo masterpiece is in the spotlight at the Alte Pinakothek
‘Degenerate’ Art: Modern Art on Trial Under the Nazis
The Musée Picasso celebrates Kandinsky, Kirchner and the many other artists condemned by the Nazis
Four things to see: Love
This Valentine’s Day, we examine four artworks, spanning more than 2,000 years, inspired by love in its many different forms
French arts sector denounces French budget cuts
Plus Brooklyn Museum to lay off tenth of its workforce | Crypto entrepreneur sues David Geffen for return of Giacometti sculpture | Christie’s withdraws El Greco from sale after Romanian objections
Postcards from the Future
See the opening exhibition at PoMo, Norway’s newest private museum and northerly outpost of modern and contemporary art
Retrospect: 50 Years of the Norton Simon Museum
The Pasadena museum marks its 50th birthday by showing off its most important acquisitions
Soane and Modernism: Make It New
The neoclassicist architect’s interest in light, space and abstraction endeared him to the modern movement, which regarded him as a forerunner
Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th century
The artist who imbued geometry with spiritual meaning inspired scores of other painters, on both sides of the Atlantic
Acquisitions of the month: January 2025
Highlights include a trove of photographs by Robert Frank and the first Bernini statue in a Dutch public collection
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV (1936–2025)
The Aga Khan IV, who has died at the age of 88, formed an important collection of Islamic art and dedicated some of his fabulous wealth to cultural heritage projects around the world
Four things to see: Puppets
To mark 85 years since the premiere of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, here are four artworks that speak to our enduring fascination with puppetry
The Chinese artist who brought ink painting to a new audience
A meditative painting by Qi Baishi demonstrates his modern approach to an ancient art form, explains Jeremy Zhang of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Macron announces ‘new Renaissance’ for Louvre, and new home for Mona Lisa
Plus: Native American painter Jaune Quick-to-See Smith has died at the age of 85 | Dutch police name suspects in theft of Romanian gold
American Photography
This major survey at the Rijksmuseum includes early daguerreotypes, post-war photography, adverts, postcards and more
Hokusai | Monet
Monet was a keen collector of Japanese woodblock prints and held Hokusai in high esteem, as this show in Minneapolis attests
What would Jane Austen say?