Reviews

The artist’s weird, witty sculptures refuse to let us fix their meaning

The word-objects of Jean (Hans) Arp are a reminder of how powerful hybrid forms can be

These Siberian nomads were consummate survivors – and highly sophisticated craftsmen

Monika Sosnowska’s sculptures reflect on the architecture of post-war Eastern Europe

A fine, detailed biography convinces us to take another look at the oft-neglected British artist

Joseph Banks’ plant specimens from Captain Cook’s first voyage are still of the greatest scientific importance

A new site-specific work at the Whitechapel reminds us of overlooked women artists

A new biography of physician-collector Hans Sloane portrays a flawed yet fascinating man

How a seven-hour performance of only ten lyrical lines entranced its audience at the London Contemporary Music Festival

A convincing case is made for the Italian artist’s ambitions, and the need to bring a wider audience to his work

Considering the artist’s writing gives us invaluable new ways in which to see his painting

On its 700th anniversary, Sufi treatise ‘The Garden of Mystery’ continues to inspire today’s Iranian artists

An exhibition in Glasgow turns our attention towards the ways in which we interact with objects

The artist continues to confound expectations in this display of wit at the Whitney

The Royal Academy’s Jasper Johns show captures the complexities of his deceptively simple art

Monet’s hidden art collection goes public in an ambitious exhibition at the Musée Marmottan

The Polish artist’s powerful work is finally being accorded the attention it deserves. Don’t miss the chance to see it in the UK

Wilhelm Hansen amassed his impressive collection, now showing at the Musée Jacquemart-André, in only two years

The Palazzo Strozzi makes the most of the tensions that fuelled the cinquecento’s creative energy