From memorials to history paintings, responses to the conflict often took telling liberties
An exhibition at Compton Verney shows off the full range of the master’s work – from slinky nudes to opulent portraits of the rulers of Saxony
A George Michael mural and a mountain rose-flavoured soda are among the contributions to the borough’s inaugural biennial
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s scenes of a race of women warriors are a tour de force in pastel, charcoal and chalk
The first exhibition to bring the sculptor and photographer together reveals intriguing points of convergence between their work
A study of neoclassical dress in the 1790s shows that fashion can be a serious business
Christopher de Hamel argues that a book of psalms in a Cambridge library is the only surviving relic of the murdered archbishop
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
With a shortened run and reimagined artworks – plus, of course, social distancing – the exhibition has embraced the need to adapt
In his posthumously published memoir, the poet recollects his life as a lover of some of the greats of the New York art scene
Dealers played a pivotal role in creating a demand for ancien–régime style across the Channel
A meticulously researched graphic novel about the sculptor Edmonia Lewis is a suitably original tribute to the enterprising artist
The inspiration behind Batman’s Joker and many a monster movie, Paul Leni’s ‘The Man Who Laughs’ is a masterpiece of Expressionist cinema
An engaging documentary profiles the collectors who possess – or would like to possess – paintings by the Dutch master
An exhibition dedicated to the music of the future may be too respectful of its past
A rehang of Christchurch Art Gallery’s permanent collections emphasises non-European patterns of influence
For the avant-garde composer, mushroom-foraging was closely linked to his ideas about sound and spontaneity
The six paintings have long languished in relative obscurity. Restored and on view in Dublin, they are finally getting their due
Would that the Buildings of Ireland series could be completed – the architectural riches of Central Leinster and Cork are well served by two new volumes
Before ‘Big Brother’, there was Biosphere 2 – an experiment in utopian living that left its participants low on food and short of breath
Taken on his road trips across America, the photographer’s images from the 1970s are in a class of their own
Joseph Friedrich zu Racknitz’s four-volume treatise, newly translated and edited, deserves to be more widely read
A short-lived retrospective at the Met Breuer revelled in the German artist’s formal inventiveness – and his long engagement with history
The German artist is closely linked with conceptual and minimalist art, but her DIY approach was quite singular
