Two new films pay tribute to avant-garde cultural figures, from Gertrude Stein to Pauline Oliveros
The Brotherhood loomed large in the poet’s life, but she was careful to carve out her own creative space
The Royal Academy offers a rare chance to see some of Michelangelo’s best drawings, but Viola’s videos are something of a distraction
From pre-Colombian ornaments to a McQueen bodysuit, the Met’s jewellery collection is a sight to behold
The Venetian painter was overshadowed by Titian in his day, but his subtle portraits have a very modern appeal
Le Corbusier once told the Romanian-American cartoonist that he drew ‘like a king’
The claustrophobia in this British painter's work hints at a talent stifled by her better-known artist husband
Italian artists have been neglected in histories of the pan-European movement
Antinous, favourite of the emperor Hadrian, was commemorated all over the Roman world. He is a more troubling figure today
Pairing the Abstract Expressionist’s work with that of her longtime partner Jean-Paul Riopelle makes it clear she was the greater artist
The artist’s portraits of his household are more spontaneous than his commercial work
Grand narratives of progress are undermined in a surprisingly understated edition of the Chinese biennial
Van Gogh, Whistler, Sargent and Manet were just some of the major artists who made pilgrimages to Haarlem to see Hals’s work
Painters at the Pahari courts found new ways to represent the Hindu gods in the 17th and 18th centuries
The British Library demonstrates that Anglo-Saxon culture looked to Europe and beyond
Drawing, video, sculpture and performance – no medium is out of bounds for the titan of American art
A thrilling survey of the two quattrocento masters highlights their many differences
Never Look Away is based on the life of the great German artist – but it doesn’t do justice to his work
From Calder to Kusama, modern and contemporary artists have created many different versions of kinetic art
New research shows that women in the Forbidden City had more influence on the arts than previously thought
In praise of the Camden Town painter’s bold brushwork and daring draughtsmanship
The 500th anniversary of the Venetian master’s birth prompts this celebration of his sprightly draughtsmanship
The baroque painter’s depictions of human suffering are extreme – but so was the violence of much early modern life
As an exhibition at the Whitney proves, there’s far more to the Pop art superstar than Marilyn and soup cans
