The turn of the century brought with it a new wave of haunting approaches to art, literature, philosophy and more
The South African artist’s 70th birthday is marked by an exhibition in Essen that covers the full sweep of his career
People in the Middle Ages travelled for many different reasons – and in many different ways – as these illuminated manuscripts attest
In her large-scale canvases, the artist combines the floridity of rococo painting with a very modern mode of abstraction
The artist’s vividly illustrated hand-printed books are the focus of this show at the Yale Center for British Art
This painter of enigmatic outdoor scenes and domestic interiors gets her first European retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag – and is still active at the age of 98
A range of arresting works by the pre-eminent artists of the Edo period go on display at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles
Dozens of paintings from the heyday of Spanish colonial art go on display at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin
Pocket-sized pictures once played a big role in people’s emotional lives, as this show in Cleveland makes clear
Pallant House Gallery explores how modern and contemporary British artists have depicted their peers
The Carnegie Museum of Art brings together artists, architects and teachers to conceive new ways of thinking about education
The MFA Boston celebrates the intricate, innovative still lifes of Dutch painter who was one of the most successful artists of her day
The Towner Eastbourne celebrates the many artists who have been inspired by the county since the 19th century
CaixaForum borrows masterworks from the Prado to demonstrate the flair and vivacity of the master and his influence on his peers and pupils
Dynamic machines come to life alongside intricate drawings at Geneva’s Musée Rath to mark the centenary of the artist’s birth
Artists and scientists have been equally committed observers of nature, as this exhibition at the National Gallery of Art makes clear
These 30 vivid watercolours at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. capture the grandeur and variety of the American landscape
The Ashmolean presents the fruits of the 30-year collaboration between the artist and the Radiohead singer
Cats have left their mark – sometimes literally – on manuscripts from all over the world, as this show at the Walters Art Museum reveals
Revered by the Impressionists, this master of light and atmosphere gets a survey at the National Gallery in London
Photographs and colonial documents are overlaid with Aboriginal dot paintings at Whitby Museum in Yorkshire
The Bundeskunsthalle honours the richness of Wim Wenders’ film-making – and features an audio walkthrough by the director himself
Canadian and Scandinavian artists have long been drawn to the beauty of boreal forests, as this exhibition at the Buffalo AKG attests
Taking a Raphael as a case in point, the Alte Pinakothek shows how a good frame can change how we see a painting
