How the Missouri-born dancer became a sensation in Parisian night clubs and a champion of civil rights in the United States
The British-Ghanaian artist’s work tackles histories of travel, migration and displacement
A survey of the self-described 'Science Fiction Expressionist' at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester explores how the artist forged an independent career and style
The Guggenheim explores how the City of Light entranced the 19-year-old artist
The Getty Center looks at what medieval communities did for fun
The joint acquisition of Joshua Reynolds’s ‘Portrait of Mai (Omai)’ by the National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum has been confirmed
France releases its restitution report and this year’s Turner Prize shortlist has been announced
Georgia’s most celebrated painter documented his nation’s customs and landscapes in a distinctive, naive style
How the Persian empire set the standard for luxury living in the ancient world