American Watercolours, 1880–1990: Into the Light

The Harvard Art Museums shows that the medium is considerably less wishy-washy – and more modern – than it sometimes seems

14 May 2023

China’s Hidden Century

The British Museum represents a century and more of imperial decline, civil uprisings and the birth of the modern republic in objects

12 May 2023

Josephine Baker. Freedom – Equality – Humanity

How the Missouri-born dancer became a sensation in Parisian night clubs and a champion of civil rights in the United States

12 May 2023

Larry Achiampong: Wayfinder

The British-Ghanaian artist’s work tackles histories of travel, migration and displacement

12 May 2023

André Butzer

A survey of the self-described ‘Science Fiction Expressionist’ at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid

5 May 2023

Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris

Pallant House Gallery in Chichester explores how the artist forged an independent career and style

5 May 2023

Young Picasso in Paris

The Guggenheim explores how the City of Light entranced the 19-year-old artist

5 May 2023

Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages

The Getty Center looks at what medieval communities did for fun

5 May 2023

Acquisitions of the Month: April 2023

The joint acquisition of Joshua Reynolds’s ‘Portrait of Mai (Omai)’ by the National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum has been confirmed

2 May 2023
Michel Draguet, director of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts,

Director of Brussel’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts resigns after staff allegations

France releases its restitution report and this year’s Turner Prize shortlist has been announced

28 Apr 2023

Niko Pirosmani

Georgia’s most celebrated painter documented his nation’s customs and landscapes in a distinctive, naive style

28 Apr 2023

Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece

How the Persian empire set the standard for luxury living in the ancient world

28 Apr 2023
Karl Lagerfeld, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

Garments and hand-drawn sketches trace the extraordinary career of the pioneering designer

28 Apr 2023

Saint Francis of Assisi

The National Gallery considers how Franciscan teachings have inspired artists from the Renaissance to the present

27 Apr 2023
Portrait of Keith Coventry. Courtesy De Brock Gallery, Knokke

In the studio with… Keith Coventry

The artist starts the day by watering the plants on his balcony from where he can watch people eating at a neighbouring restaurant

27 Apr 2023

Baroque in Florence

The Bozar in Brussels shows that in Florence, the style was considerably more refined than in Rome

21 Apr 2023

Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me

The film-maker’s lyrical explorations of race and cultural history go on show at Tate Britain

21 Apr 2023

A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841–1941

The Grolier Club serves up a feast of menus that tell us much about changing social mores

21 Apr 2023

Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty

The Huntington presents a rare opportunity to view the oldest printed book in its collection

21 Apr 2023

In the studio with… Maki Na Kamura

The Japanese painter works to the sounds of birds chirping and receives regular visits from figures from the past

17 Apr 2023

Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith: Memory Map

The Whitney puts on the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work to date

14 Apr 2023
David Garrick with his wife Eva-Maria. (detail; c. 1757–64), William Hogarth.

Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians

The Queen’s Gallery in London puts on a courtly fashion show

14 Apr 2023

Moï Ver

The photographer documented Jewish communities throughout Eastern Europe from the late 1920s to the start of Second World War

14 Apr 2023
The Ten Largest, Group IV, No. 3, Youth, Hilma af Klint. Courtesy the Hilma af Klint Foundation

Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life

The Tate considers how both artists used abstract painting as a means of understanding the natural (and supernatural) world

14 Apr 2023