On the 260th anniversary of the birth of the man who took the first photo, here are four works that highlight bold approaches to photography
Bavarian culture minister promises more transparency from the state’s paintings collection and the Guggenheim in New York announces redundancies
In Madrid, the Thyssen-Bornemisza goes in search of the painters who inspired Marcel Proust and his magnum opus
The Hepworth Wakefield celebrates the British ceramicist whose pots take cues from jazz to achieve a sense of spontaneity
The Albertina draws on its outstanding collection and calls in some loans to show how the Old Masters made the most of working on tinted paper
As one of Europe’s greatest living painters turns 80, the Stedelijk and Van Gogh museums in Amsterdam split a show of his work between them
On the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Jamaican artist Edna Manley, we examine four sculptures carved from wood
The San Francisco-based photographer has moved into a new space, and she’s getting used to a more communal environment – but order is still all-important
A meditative painting by Qi Baishi demonstrates his modern approach to an ancient art form, explains Jeremy Zhang of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Plus: Netherlands returns 113 Benin bronzes to Nigeria and British Museum chooses Lina Ghotmeh to redesign ancient sculpture galleries
