Four things to see: Heavy weather
As climate change continues to affect the world and the way we see it, here are four paintings of weather events, which serve as dramatic reminders of the power of nature and of human vulnerability
In the studio with… Wendy Sharpe
The artist has all she needs in her capacious studio in Sydney, where her artist partner, some audiobooks and a Mexican papier-mâché skeleton keep her company
United States returns hundreds of looted antiquities to Italy
Plus: the classical archaeologist and art historian John Boardman has died at the age of 96
The Art of Pattern: Henri Matisse and Japanese Woodcut Artists
The Baltimore Museum of Art is pairing Matisse’s portraits of women with Japanese woodcut prints to reveal a shared interest in complex patterns
Zanele Muholi
Two decades of photographs documenting the lives of the Black and queer communities of South Africa go on show at Tate Modern
Georgia O’Keeffe: ‘My New Yorks’
The artist spent much of her career painting the landscapes and nature of New Mexico, but her urban scenes are just as accomplished
Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks
Grotesque portraits, lavish still lifes and chaotic religious scenes are among the works on show in this survey of Flemish art between 1400 and 1700
Four things to see: The Venetian School
To mark the anniversary of the death of Tintoretto, we look at four magnificent artworks from the influential Venetian School of painting
How the masters of Meissen made perfect miniature worlds
The porcelain marvels produced in the 18th century combine opulence with naturalism to heart-stopping effect
Kehinde Wiley denies allegations of sexual assault
Plus: the Manhattan District Attorney returns 133 antiquities to Pakistan | and Brooke Lampley, global chairman and head of global fine art at Sotheby’s, is moving to Gagosian
Gregory Crewdson: Retrospective
The artist‘s eerie, staged photographs of small-town America are on display in a show that traces the development of his distinctive style
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
The Smithsonian celebrates a group of 20th-century women whose innovative work helped bring textile art out of the shadows
On Thin Ice: Dutch Depictions of Extreme Weather
Artists in the Low Countries were particularly interested in documenting the Little Ice Age of the 17th century, as this show at the Getty demonstrates
Vanessa Bell: A Pioneer of Modern Art
Paintings, drawings and lesser-known textiles by the Bloomsbury Group’s leading artist go on display at the Courtauld
Four things to see: Bridges
As 24 May marks the anniversary of the openings of two iconic bridges, we look at how these engineering marvels have been captured in art around the world
In the studio with… Joan Semmel
The New York native keeps up with current affairs, listens to Radio Garden and works every day – that is, when she’s not entertaining Leonardo DiCaprio
The week in art news – Christie’s New York sales hold up despite cyber-attack
Plus: Vatican Museums employees bring legal action over working conditions, and the film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof has been smuggled out of Iran
Judy Chicago: Revelations
In this survey of the artist’s six-decade career at the Serpentine, drawings take centre stage
Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour
The artist’s 10-channel film about the life and legacy of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass has been recently acquired by MoMA
Art and Social Change in Spain (1885–1910)
Spanish painting took a more realistic turn in the late 19th century, as this exhibition at the Prado demonstrates
Splendor and Misery: New Objectivity in Germany
After the First World War, German artists took an unflinching look at the realities of everyday life in the Weimar Republic
Four things to see: Toys and games
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik’s Cube, we look at four toys and games spanning centuries and continents that offer different perspectives on how to have fun
Acquisitions of the Month: April 2024
A luscious portrait by Johann Richard Seel and a magnificent bronze statue by Giambologna are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
Gustave Courbet’s ‘L’origine du monde’ spray-painted with the slogan ‘MeToo’
Plus: two Just Stop Oil protestors in their eighties attempt to break the glass protecting the Magna Carta, and 3,000-year-old gold jewellery has been stolen from Ely Museum
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?