Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550–1800
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., celebrates the past masters of making art that goes over your head
Gauri Gill
The New Delhi-based photographer’s intimate and playful portraits of contemporary life in India go on show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Amarna: City of the Sun God
Akhenaten’s sun-worshipping cult is the focus of this exhibition at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen
Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art
The Met shines a light on the Danish Golden Age
Dürer, Munch, Miró – The Great Masters of Printmaking
From early experimental woodcuts to modern silkscreen printing, the Albertina Museum examines the evolution of the medium
The Art of the Potter: Ceramics and Sculpture from 1930s to Now
The Hepworth Wakefield considers how ceramic arts have evolved over the last century
Wayne Thiebaud
The late American painter captured everyday life with a sense of irony and humour
In the studio with… Every Ocean Hughes
The interdisciplinary artist tries to find a balance between isolation and connection – and once tried to make friends with an imaginary pelican
Theodoor Rombouts: Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism
The Antwerp-born painter had a gift for marrying northern and southern traditions
Spain and the Hispanic World
Works from the Hispanic Society in New York get their first outing in the United Kingdom
Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art considers how the invention of new chalks and pastels encouraged artists to experiment
Illustrating the World: Woodcuts in the Age of Dürer
A rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts from Dürer’s ‘Great Passion’ in the UK
In the studio with… Anthony Daley
The Jamaican-British artist has a penchant for picking up other people’s rubbish and falls in love with the collectors who come to see his work
Every Ocean Hughes: Alive Side
The multimedia artist brings comedy to grave matters in a four-part presentation at the Whitney in New York
Simone Forti
This exhibition in Los Angeles considers how Forti challenged the boundaries between visual art and dance
Benjamin Williams Leader: A Homecoming
The Victorian painter’s idyllic landscapes return to the county that inspired them
The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman cult
The mysterious Roman religion is the focus of this exhibition at the Archäologisches Museum in Frankfurt
Acquisitions of the Month: December 2022
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
In the studio with… Uwe Wittwer
The Swiss artist maintains a strict working schedule to make the most of the daylight hours and keeps the writings of W.G. Sebald and Patti Smith close to hand
Embroidered Garden: Ottoman Textiles from the Borg Collection
These small textile works at the Pergamonmuseum were among some of the most valuable objects in the Ottoman Empire
Ruth Baumgarte. Africa: Visions of Light and Colour
The German artist drew on her extensive travels through African countries to create works of rare intimacy and power
Matthew Arthur Williams: Soon Come
The Glasgow-based artist explores ideas of home and belonging at Dundee Contemporary Arts
The Splendours of Uzbekistan’s Oases
With dazzling and unprecedented loans, the Louvre charts 17 centuries of Uzbekistan’s rich history
Deconstructing Power: W.E.B Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair
The America sociologist challenged the status quo with his radical infographics
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?