Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt
This exhibition at the British Museum includes an enchanted basin believed to possess the power to relieve heartbreak
Edward Hopper’s New York
An exhibition at the Whitney explores the artist’s life-long fascination with the city
The Legend of King Arthur: A Pre-Raphaelite Love Story
The exhibition at the William Morris Gallery explores how Arthurian folklore captured the imaginations of Victorian artists
Picasso/Chanel
A show in Madrid sets out to explore how the close friendship between the painter and the fashion designer informed their work
Visualizing the Virgin Mary
The Getty Center in Los Angeles explores the medieval fascination with the mother of Christ
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924–Today
The Design Museum in London shows how Surrealism changed the shape of everyday things
Acquisitions of the Month: September 2022
Two busts by the French sculptor Charles Cordier and a 15th-century triptych by the Master of the Krainburg Altar are among this month’s highlights
Hallyu! The Korean Wave
Taking in everything from Squid Game to BTS, this exhibition (24 September–25 June 2023) at the Victoria and Albert Museum…
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
The Met explores how the Tudors transformed England’s standing as a centre for the arts
Monet – Mitchell
The Fondation Louis Vuitton looks at the links between Joan Mitchell’s Abstract Expressionism and Monet’s Impressionism
Checkmate – The Game of Kings
The Kunst Museum Winterthur reveals how portrait miniatures became important status symbols across Northern Europe in the early 17th century
Alexandria: Past Futures
Bozar in Brussels explores the lasting legacy of the Egyptian city which was once at the heart of the ancient world
Incomplete: Destroyed, Divided, Complemented
The Kunstbibliothek in Berlin considers how our perceptions of fragmented artworks and artefacts have changed over time
Sargent and Spain
The NGA in Washington, D.C., retraces Sargent’s footsteps on his many voyages to Spain
Lucian Freud: New Perspectives
The National Gallery pays tribute to the artist’s dogged dedication to the genre of portraiture
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