What was on the mind of Indian artists between the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi in 1975 and the secret nuclear tests of 1998? The Barbican presents some clues
The Getty shows that European rulers wanting to start a war or send an embassy had the movements of the sun, moon and the stars to reckon with as well
MoMA’s retrospective of the German artist best known for his grotesque sculptures takes us into more unfamiliar territory
Tate Modern celebrates the full scope of the career of an artist who took a childlike view of creativity
The dance pioneer’s life, work and influences are a revelation at the Whitney Museum of American art this autumn
Four millennia of craftsmanship are celebrated in this show at the Rijksmuseum, which brings together 75 impressive objects – many of which are making their European debut
More than 300 objects from the first millennium AD demonstrate the importance of cultural and material exchange across Asia, Africa and Europe
There are no fairy-tale endings in the powerful narrative paintings and sculptures on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel
These versatile makers – one of the most influential couples of the 20th-century art world – are the subject of a major retrospective in Brussels
The importance of colour to Mesoamerican art and society is the subject of this show, which includes ancient objects as well as work by contemporary Indigenous colourists
The American artist brings word art to the Fitzwilliam in a sprawling retrospective that makes creative use of the museum’s permanent collection
Compton Verney celebrates what was once one of the most popular art forms in Britain, proving that size really doesn’t matter
The two years the artist spent in Arles and Saint-Rémy in the south of France are the focus of this exhibition at the National Gallery in London
The first exhibition of de Vlaminck’s work in Germany since his death in 1958 demonstrates his remarkable knack for intensely colourful landscapes
The rich visual history of gameboards since the mid 18th century is celebrated in this show, which also highlights how abstract art influenced game design
An exhibition in Washington, D.C. displays 130 works by the leading lights of Impressionism, and zooms in on how photography shaped the movement
Public commissions during the period known as the American Renaissance focused heavily on the human figure
The American artist’s monumental works, often made from found materials, get a suitably spacious setting at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin
Italian Old Masters take up temporary residence at the Jacquemart-André in Paris this month
A century after André Breton wrote the first Surrealist Manifesto in Paris, the avant-garde movement is being celebrated in its home city
At the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, the contemplative Korean sculptor gets his first ever solo show in Australia
French ceramicists embraced japonisme with open arms, as an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art demonstrates
An exhibition in Basel shows how the Russian-born German artist Walter Spies helped shape the art of Bali after moving to the island in the 1920s
The American artist grapples with history, politics and the natural world through large-scale hyperrealist drawings in Vienna
