Reviews
Picasso’s best sculptures are the ones he didn’t take terribly seriously
The artist’s smaller, seemingly tossed-off experiments at MoMA have a surprisingly contemporary feel
Not even Stalin could snuff out the legacy of early Soviet photography and film
The Jewish Museum’s exhibition reveals the importance of formal innovation to freedom of expression
Peter Lanyon’s reputation is finally taking off
His gliding pictures at the Courtauld Gallery show an artist in his element
Gertrude Hermes gets a room of her own
The sculptor Gertrude Hermes has often been overshadowed by her contemporaries, but the first major exhibition of her work in 30 years is a chance to see her more clearly
Beyond Modigliani – alternative histories of modern Italian art in New York
Uncovering some of the period’s forgotten stars
Finally, an Alec Soth show in London
This major solo show reveals just how much Soth’s frank stare pervades his photographs
Inside the Mind of the Collector: Asian Art in London Gets Psychological
Desire, jealousy, anxiety, fear, fulfilment…it’s not easy being a collector
Paris’s celebration of Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun is long overdue
A memorable exhibition at the Grand Palais tells the story of a remarkable artist and independent woman
Touring the coast in central London: ‘One and All’ at Somerset House
A contemporary art show in the capital marks 50 years of the National Trust’s work on the coast
‘Is Pottery Better than Sex?’ The Great Pottery Throw Down Begins
The BBC is sexing up ceramics in Stoke-On-Trent
Fiona Banner’s language-based art relies on its own wit
Can communication ever quite bridge the gap that separates us?
Giacometti: Rebel artist and lifelong mother’s boy
‘It is impossible to paint a portrait’, claimed Giacometti, but that didn’t stop him trying whenever he went home to his family
Pastel Perfect: a rare chance to see Jean-Étienne Liotard’s portraits in Britain
This travelling exhibition is a treat for lovers of 18th-century art
The Metropolitan Museum wants to transform our view of Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom show ‘upends the view that Egyptian art is all the same’
Scholarly flair at the Städel Museum
The Frankfurt museum ends its bicentenary year with an impressive pairing of works from its permanent collections with ‘eminent guests’ from around the world
Lawrence Weiner adds a note of anxiety at Blenheim Palace
Can contemporary art operate critically within such surroundings?
Ashmolean proves Venetian art was about more than just colour
Vasari was wrong: the Venetians could draw after all
The Old Nouveaux Riches: Dutch Golden Age Paintings in Boston
An exhibition of Dutch Golden Age paintings presents a newly wealthy society on the make
Wacky performance from Miró’s grandson
What would Miró make of his grandson’s brand of Surrealism?
Archibald Motley’s pictures at the Whitney Museum are a revelation
Motley is the latest US modernist to be ‘rediscovered’ recently
Goya disrupts his own show at the National Gallery
It will surely be a critical and popular success, but there’s something unashamedly conservative about the staging of this show
Kara Walker’s wild fantasies address the difficult reality of racism today
This hellish and farcical show at Victoria Miro is not to be missed
Damien Hirst seeks redemption
The bad boy of Britart opens his new gallery with a show devoted to abstract painter John Hoyland. Is he trying to atone for his artistic sins?
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?