William Kentridge
The Royal Academy in London hosts the celebrated South African artist’s largest UK retrospective to date
Füssli, the Realm of Dreams and the Fantastic
The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris shines a light into the murky mind of this 18th-century master of the macabre
Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., explores the varied traditions of art-making in the Southeastern United States
Idols and Rivals: Artists in Competition
The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna considers how artists through history have spurred one another to new heights
The Peacock Room
Whistler’s celebrated Peacock Room reopens to the public at the Freer Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Basquiat: Of Symbols and Signs
The Albertina Museum in Vienna explores the broad range of cultural references in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jadé Fadojutimi: Can we see the colour green because we have a name for it?
New works by the young British painter go on show at the Hepworth Wakefield
Murillo: From Heaven to Earth
The Kimbell Art Museum takes a focused look at the religious painter’s less well-known secular scenes
Acquisitions of the Month: August 2022
A painting by the late American artist Emma Amos and a devotional triptych by the Spanish painter Fernando Gallego are among this month’s highlights
André Devambez: Vertigo of Imagination
The Petit Palais shines a light on the life and works of the French illustrator of the Belle Époque who captured Paris from dizzying heights
Piranesi and the Modern
An exhibition at the National Museum in Oslo examines how the 18th-century Italian artist and architect helped to shape the modern world
Wolfgang Tillmans: To Look Without Fear
MoMA presents the first US survey of the photographer’s intimate portraits of contemporary life
Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics
The first major survey of the pioneering feminist artist since her death features more than 200 objects and rarely seen archival material
Visions of Ancient Egypt
An exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich explores how the art of ancient Egypt has been revived and reimagined over the centuries
Past Made Present: Dutch Shadows in the Black Atlantic
Showing contemporary works alongside pieces from the 17th century, the RISD Museum re-examines the ‘Dutch Golden Age’ through its colonial histories
Movement: Expressive Bodies in Art
Works from the 17th century to the present day depict bodies in all kinds of motion at the National Gallery of Canada
Estella Solomons: Still Moments
Paintings by the Irish modernist at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin provide an insight into a turbulent time in the country’s history
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?