Reviews
Fog, lights and Lego – Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, reviewed
The artist and climate activist’s installations have changed our perceptions of what art can be
How Morandi made the Old Masters modern
The reclusive painter rarely left Bologna – but he pored over pictures of faraway masterpieces in books and journals
Face masks – the enigmatic art of Helene Schjerfbeck
The first UK show dedicated to the Finnish painter reveals an artist fascinated with questions of image and identity
French Canadians – how Impressionism caught on in the Great White North
This welcome survey of Canadian artists shows how the quintessentially Parisian style was imported and reimagined
Artists anonymous – what does it mean for a work’s maker to be unknown?
A group of objects by unknown artists from around the world and across the centuries makes for a catalogue of human ingenuity
When Whistler discovered watercolour
Financial troubles drove the artist to the medium – but its atmospheric possibilities suited him well
The unsung art of Milein Cosman
Cosman was a fine portraitist who captured the leading cultural figures of her time
Street-smart – how Keith Haring took art out of the gallery
From subway drawings to T-shirt designs, the artist was determined to make his work accessible to all
‘Russian to a T’ – Natalia Goncharova at Tate Modern, reviewed
Avant-garde as she was, the artist was also deeply influenced by Russian folk traditions and history
‘Drawing in space’ – the ingenious structures of David Smith
The AbEx sculptor found endless possibilities in the welding and painting of steel
A haunting resurrection of the man who invented jazz
New Orleans bandleader Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden cuts an enigmatic figure in John Akomfrah’s elegiac film
Meet the beetles! The insect drawings of Joris Hoefnagel
The Dutch polymath’s lifelike drawings are masterpieces of wit and invention
‘Rich insights into a restless mind’ – Leonardo’s drawings at the Queen’s Gallery
Leonardo’s art may be universal, but his notes and sketches also reveal a man firmly rooted in his age
From Dickens to Dada – a marvellous mishmash of collage across time
The first show ever to focus on the art of cutting and pasting offers an impressively expansive view of the practice
The Met’s French masterpieces now have the catalogue they deserve
Katharine Baetjer’s catalogue is a focused account of the museum’s 18th-century French paintings
What the world looked like to a mapmaker in medieval Cairo
The discovery of an important manuscript reshapes our understanding of early Islamic culture
Scene stealers – the candid sketches of Adolph Menzel
The virtuoso draughtsman carried several sketchbooks at all times and liked to draw standing up
Lino sheets and London streets – the pioneers of modern British printmaking
For a brief period between the wars, the Grosvenor School in Pimlico was the site of a printmaking revolution
Selfie shtick – the many faces of Maria Lassnig
The Austrian painter dedicated her career to translating bodily sensations into visual form – often through self-portraits
Handy work – the business of craft in interwar Britain
An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum explores the interwoven lives and pioneering work of designer-artisans in Sussex and beyond
Pelicans, fossils and fingered lemons – recreating the paper museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
Shattered hopes and a descent into hell – German Expressionist prints in Glasgow
A remarkable collection of prints anticipate and address Germany’s turmoil after the First World War
Claudette Johnson’s body of work feels as necessary as ever
The artist’s depictions of black women and their experience are on show at Modern Art Oxford
An itinerant Iberian master – Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery, reviewed
A small but dazzling display offers viewers in the UK a rare glimpse of a painter who fused Spanish and Flemish influences
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