William Kentridge
The Royal Academy in London hosts the celebrated South African artist’s largest UK retrospective to date
Füssli, the Realm of Dreams and the Fantastic
The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris shines a light into the murky mind of this 18th-century master of the macabre
Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., explores the varied traditions of art-making in the Southeastern United States
Idols and Rivals: Artists in Competition
The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna considers how artists through history have spurred one another to new heights
The Peacock Room
Whistler’s celebrated Peacock Room reopens to the public at the Freer Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Basquiat: Of Symbols and Signs
The Albertina Museum in Vienna explores the broad range of cultural references in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jadé Fadojutimi: Can we see the colour green because we have a name for it?
New works by the young British painter go on show at the Hepworth Wakefield
Murillo: From Heaven to Earth
The Kimbell Art Museum takes a focused look at the religious painter’s less well-known secular scenes
Acquisitions of the Month: August 2022
A painting by the late American artist Emma Amos and a devotional triptych by the Spanish painter Fernando Gallego are among this month’s highlights
André Devambez: Vertigo of Imagination
The Petit Palais shines a light on the life and works of the French illustrator of the Belle Époque who captured Paris from dizzying heights
Seeing London through Frank Auerbach’s eyes