The lives of Benedictine monks and nuns have much to teach us, if a display of medieval and contemporary art at the Sainsbury Centre is anything to go by
Burdened by poor health in later life, the artist would have been forgiven for slowing down – but there was no stopping him
A seductive exhibition in Basel explores the variety of sexual identities, and how artists have depicted them over the centuries
The New York Historical tries to picture everyday life in Dutch-owned New York, with varying degrees of success
Peter Burke’s cultural history considers the complex history and current relevance of a strangely elusive figure
Anti-German sentiment during the First World War meant that German-born Jewish collectors such as Ludwig Mond and the Beit brothers have little name-recognition in Britain today
Andrew Durbin’s joint biography of these fascinating artists shows that each is worth a book of their own
This snapshot of contemporary American art is undoubtedly messy and unintentionally revealing
There’s plenty of arresting art this year, but the most memorable might be Gabrielle Goliath’s work for the cancelled South Africa pavlion
The Chinese American artist excelled at stagy scenes of San Francisco’s Chinatown as well as moody New York nocturnes
The Met presents a new side of the Old Master by highlighting the influence of women on his work
The painter pulls from sources that range from modernist art to everyday experience to create unsettling visions of life in the United States
The architects of Britain and Ireland’s best-loved buildings have received a good deal of attention, but what about the men who made them?
At Tate Britain, the artist’s ability to draw us in while keeping us at a distance – all in a single painting – is on full display
Thomas Laqueur’s treat of a book tracks how dogs have been represented in art and what they represent in life
In his enchanting documentaries about the natural world, the French film-maker approached his subjects with intellectual rigour and an eye for wonder
In the first major survey of the French artist’s work in decades, the targets of his biting criticism look awfully familiar
New works inspired by Kensington Gardens play havoc with traditional conceptions of landscape painting – and the results are thrilling
A world-class collection gets a revealing but all-too-rare moment in the spotlight
The artist was admired by the likes of Frederick Douglass and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in her lifetime, but after a period of fame she sank into obscurity – and this landmark survey is long overdue
Relooted is a video game that allows players to pull off heists and reclaim artefacts – and doubles up as a short history of African art
The Fitzwilliam Museum bottles the painter’s brilliance in 11 works that reveal his growing mastery over the last six decades
The twists and turns of the artist’s career make for a thrilling display at Tate Modern
The French architect is famous for adding a spire to Notre-Dame, but he hit other heights too – and his misses are just as revealing
