Reviews
Mark Bradford descends into the hell of modern America
A new series of sprawling canvases by the Los Angeles-based artist takes inspiration from Cerberus, the mythical hound of Hades
Public relations – solidarity posters from Castro’s Cuba
The 1960s and ’70s were a golden age for Cuban artists who designed striking graphics for liberation movements across the world
From schools to cigar shops – the eclectic vision of Henry van de Velde
The Belgian painter-turned-designer was a prominent figure in the early history of modernism – although his precise role is not so easy to pin down
Benedict Drew’s new film gives form to the anxiety of modern life
Currently on view at the Science Gallery London, The Bad Feel Loops is a nervous, nerve-wracking piece of work
Cairene conversions – the adopted identities of John Frederick Lewis
The Victorian painter certainly had a penchant for play-acting, but his depictions of Egypt remain something of an enigma
A filched finch that never really takes flight – The Goldfinch, reviewed
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel is visually enticing but unwieldy
The Danish artists who struck gold in the depths of disaster
Denmark was beset by catastrophes in the early 19th century – but its painters flourished
The East Asian and Nordic artists who found common ground
The West’s borrowings from Japanese modernism are well known – but an exhibition in Helsinki shows that the traffic moved both ways
Battle lines – the tortured genius of Antoine-Jean Gros
An exhibition of drawings at the Louvre reflects the artist’s struggle between his warring inclinations
A forgotten Portuguese modernist finally has her moment
Although she struggled to forge a career, Sarah Affonso never gave up making art, as two overlapping exhibitions in Lisbon reveal
Tureen dreams – an extraordinary collection of delftware comes to light
A collection of Dutch delftware on long-term loan to the Gemeentemuseum den Haag is a feast for the eyes
Matchstick men at the pictures – Mrs Lowry and Son, reviewed
Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave co-star as the artist and his mother in this claustrophobic portrait of domestic dysfunction
Roger Fry, Renaissance man
The polymath’s taste-making had much to do with his intensive study of Italian artists such as Giotto and Piero della Francesca
Making the case for late Manet
The painter’s once unfairly dismissed late works are full of possibilities he didn’t live long enough to explore
Van Eyck does the best he can in Vienna
A focused display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum brings the painter’s ingenuity to the fore
Paula Rego pictures a world of pain
A survey of the artist takes us to a land of sinister magic not so different to our own
How Helen Frankenthaler made her mark on the world of printmaking
An initiative spearheaded by the artist’s foundation is spreading her passion for prints across the US
Curve sketching – the sensuous lines of Huguette Caland
Relationships between bodies – filial, friendly or romantic – are at the heart of the Lebanese artist’s paintings and drawings
Does glassmaking make good television? ‘Blown Away’, reviewed
A new series makes the most of the spectacle that is glass-blowing in action – and adds a competitive element
Mummy issues – how ancient Egypt shaped Sigmund Freud
The land of the pharaohs loomed large in the imagination of the father of psychoanalysis
Out of the ordinary – Lois Dodd’s keen eye for the everyday
From seaside Maine to the streets of Manhattan, Dodd’s paintings depict the world around her
An unlikely couple? Lucian Freud and Jack B. Yeats, reviewed
It may sound like an implausible pairing – but this exhibition on the two painters succeeds by not making forced connections
Heavenly bodies – a monumental study of an early Byzantine masterpiece
The mosaics of the Rotunda at Thessaloniki can be seen more clearly than ever before in this essential book about the building
Seeing is not believing in the art of Jacqueline Humphries
The artist’s mysterious glowing sculptures invite viewers to wonder what they actually are
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