At the Ikon Gallery, two very different artists approach their subjects with remarkable empathy
The first solo show in the US dedicated to the trailblazing Brazilian artist explores what it means to be the painter of one’s country
The Centre Pompidou’s career survey of the French sculptor César reveals a body of work governed by the logic of its materials
The Zabludowicz Collection’s new virtual reality exhibition space opens with a work that tests the limits and possibilities of the technology
From Rembrandts to Pollocks, the drawings collected by the late Eugene Thaw tell a remarkable tale
The Tate’s blockbuster exhibition gives Modigliani’s reputation a welcome boost, prioritising his art over biography
Plaster casts of monuments have long been an unfashionable feature in museums – but the art of copying may be coming into its own again
The artist’s tapestries, made on a remote farm in Norway, remained fiercely engaged with the political events of their time
The Pinacoteca di Brera’s overlooked collection of modern Italian art gets a welcome outing in London
The artist’s film installation explores the history of a radical 1930s health centre and its south London home
Bridget Riley’s monumental abstract paintings are as mysterious as they are mesmerising
The gallery-sharing initiative’s third edition provides a hopeful model for collaboration and creativity
Episodes on Michelangelo, Canaletto and the Impressionists make the case for a simple approach to art on telly
The painter’s posthumously published memoir is a candid record of his obsessions
A new biography of Renoir emphasises the role the painter’s domestic life played in his work
An ambitious, if limited, exhibition compares the early traditions of five faiths
The South African artist has made a virtue of taking his time to make slow but rewarding films and performance pieces
A museum retrospective charts James Rosenquist’s journey from billboard painter to Pop art pioneer
In her mid-career survey, Jacqueline Donachie explores the hidden cruelties of the urban environment
Frederic William Burton’s sentimental watercolour scenes reflect the taste of a bygone era
For her first solo exhibition in Ireland, Otobong Nkanga complicates easy distinctions between the natural and the industrial
This superbly curated exhibition transforms our understanding of medieval art history
An exhibition in Berlin explores how both sides in the Cold War tried to turn artists into ideological weapons
Many of the methods invented by Roman glassmakers are still in use today
