Modern and contemporary artists challenge romanticised visions of the American West

The British artist’s larger-than-life figures stand face to face with historical monuments

The Italian artist painted the poor with empathy and emotional depth

The artist’s monumental mural goes on show alongside the altarpiece that inspired it

The Tate Modern explores how photographers are reflecting on the continent’s rich heritage and imagining its future

New discoveries from south India are among the highlights of the Met’s survey of the spread of Buddhism

The Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the ancient craft through a Native American perspective

The Royal Academy in London offers an insight into the Swiss firm’s design process

The Art Institute of Chicago explores the stories behind supernatural characters

How the modern painter found in inspiration in classical Spanish artistic traditions

Kettle’s Yard explores the historical life and contemporary significance of this rich tradition

The Spanish artist fills the Hamburger Bahnhof with her fleshy sculptural forms

An impressive collection of works on paper drawn from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collections explores humankind’s relationship to nature

The Museum Barberini in Potsdam considers how 19th-century Dutch painters took cues from techniques being developed in France

Works drawn from the collections at Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester offer an insight the life and work of the German Renaissance master

On the centenary of the artist’s birth, the Art Institute of Chicago looks at a lesser-known aspect of his practice

The trailblazing Austrian performance artist gets her biggest retrospective to date

The painter drew on wide range of influences to create his ethereal landscapes

The Box in Plymouth celebrates the life and legacy of the Georgian painter on the 300th anniversary of his birth

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia makes a case for enduring relevance of the sculptor’s career

The Barbican stages the first major UK survey of the American artist’s work

The subject of more than 300 love lyrics by the poet Petrarch became a muse to many artists

The Fries Museum hopes to restore the reputations of the painter couple who fell into obscurity after their deaths