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

3 Dec 2015

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

1 Dec 2015

Peter Lanyon’s reputation is finally taking off

His gliding pictures at the Courtauld Gallery show an artist in his element

30 Nov 2015

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

26 Nov 2015

Beyond Modigliani – alternative histories of modern Italian art in New York

Uncovering some of the period’s forgotten stars

23 Nov 2015

Finally, an Alec Soth show in London

This major solo show reveals just how much Soth’s frank stare pervades his photographs

21 Nov 2015

Inside the Mind of the Collector: Asian Art in London Gets Psychological

Desire, jealousy, anxiety, fear, fulfilment…it’s not easy being a collector

12 Nov 2015

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

10 Nov 2015

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

9 Nov 2015

‘Is Pottery Better than Sex?’ The Great Pottery Throw Down Begins

The BBC is sexing up ceramics in Stoke-On-Trent

4 Nov 2015

Fiona Banner’s language-based art relies on its own wit

Can communication ever quite bridge the gap that separates us?

4 Nov 2015

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

3 Nov 2015

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

28 Oct 2015

The Metropolitan Museum wants to transform our view of Ancient Egypt

Middle Kingdom show ‘upends the view that Egyptian art is all the same’

27 Oct 2015

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

24 Oct 2015

Lawrence Weiner adds a note of anxiety at Blenheim Palace

Can contemporary art operate critically within such surroundings?

22 Oct 2015

Ashmolean proves Venetian art was about more than just colour

Vasari was wrong: the Venetians could draw after all

21 Oct 2015

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

20 Oct 2015

Wacky performance from Miró’s grandson

What would Miró make of his grandson’s brand of Surrealism?

20 Oct 2015

Archibald Motley’s pictures at the Whitney Museum are a revelation

Motley is the latest US modernist to be ‘rediscovered’ recently

14 Oct 2015

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

12 Oct 2015

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

9 Oct 2015

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?

2 Oct 2015