Clouds and Light: Impressionism in Holland

The Museum Barberini in Potsdam considers how 19th-century Dutch painters took cues from techniques being developed in France

30 Jun 2023

Acquisitions of the Month: June 2023

A rare 17th-century portrait of a Black woman and a white woman and an illustrated Armenian manuscript are among this month’s highlights

30 Jun 2023

Albrecht Dürer’s material world

Works drawn from the collections at Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester offer an insight the life and work of the German Renaissance master

23 Jun 2023
Self-Portrait (detail; 1944), Ellsworth Kelly. © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly: Portrait Drawings

On the centenary of the artist’s birth, the Art Institute of Chicago looks at a lesser-known aspect of his practice

23 Jun 2023

Valie Export: Retrospective

The trailblazing Austrian performance artist gets her biggest retrospective to date

22 Jun 2023
Unknown Pleasures (2019), Matthew Wong. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; photo: © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY; © 2023 Matthew Wong Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances

The painter drew on wide range of influences to create his ethereal landscapes

22 Jun 2023

Reframing Reynolds: A Celebration

The Box in Plymouth celebrates the life and legacy of the Georgian painter on the 300th anniversary of his birth

15 Jun 2023
Ancient Egyptian Couple (c. 1940), William Edmondson. Courtesy the Museum of Everything, London

William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia makes a case for enduring relevance of the sculptor’s career

15 Jun 2023

Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now

The Barbican stages the first major UK survey of the American artist’s work

15 Jun 2023
Female bust, ideal portrait of Laura (detail; c. 1490), Francesco Laurana. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo: © KHM-Museumsverband

In Love with Laura – A Mystery in Marble

The subject of more than 300 love lyrics by the poet Petrarch became a muse to many artists

15 Jun 2023

Christoffel & Kate Bisschop: Longing for the Past

The Fries Museum hopes to restore the reputations of the painter couple who fell into obscurity after their deaths

9 Jun 2023

Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection

The Courtauld explores the long history of artistic forgery

9 Jun 2023

Into the Woods: French Drawings and Photographs from the Karen B. Cohen Gift

How 19th-century artists redefined the landscape genre

9 Jun 2023

Queer folk dress

The National Museum in Oslo invites contemporary artists to respond to traditional examples of rural dress

9 Jun 2023

In the studio with… Eriko Inazaki

The Japanese ceramicist enjoys the tranquility of working in an old building surrounded by rice fields – despite the occasional unwanted visitor

7 Jun 2023
The Blues (2022), Sandra Suubi. Courtesy the artist

Liverpool Biennial

The 12th edition of the event tackles the city’s complicated colonial histories

2 Jun 2023
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (detail; 1972), David Hockney. Image: © David Hockney; photo: Art Gallery of New South Wales/Jenni Carter

Capturing the Moment

The Tate Modern considers how photography and painting have spurred each other to new heights

2 Jun 2023
The Visitors (2012), Ragnar Kjartansson. Courtesy the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik; photo: Elisabet Davids; © Ragnar Kjartansson

Ragnar Kjartansson: Epic Waste of Love and Understanding

The Louisiana traces the evolution of the Icelandic artist’s career

2 Jun 2023
Phaeton from The Four Disgraces (1588), Hendrick Goltzius. Art Institute of Chicago

Acquisitions of the Month: May 2023

The most expensive manuscript to ever be sold at auction and an impressive collection of Dutch Mannerist prints are among this month’s highlights

2 Jun 2023
Girls on the Pier (detail; 1904), Edvard Munch. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth

The painter of fear and loathing was also a keen observer of the natural world

2 Jun 2023

Moki Cherry: Here and Now

The Swedish artist’s wide-ranging practice included tapestry, costume design, painting, film and sculpture

26 May 2023

Gods, Heroes and Traitors: The History Image around 1800

The Albertina Museum considers how painters such as Jacques-Louis David and Henry Fuseli sought to measure themselves against the ancient past

26 May 2023

Naples in Paris

The Louvre makes room for 60 Italian masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte

26 May 2023
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman (detail; 161–180 AD). Roman site and Museum of Avenches and Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History, State of Vaud

The Gold Emperor from Aventicum

A remarkable bust of Marcus Aurelius makes an exceptional excursion from Switzerland to Los Angeles

26 May 2023