This catalogue of Florentine works in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich sets a new standard
The artist’s collection of Japanese prints gave him a new way of seeing the world
Luxury, glamour and romance abound in the V&A’s celebration of the heyday of sea travel
Two shows in London reaffirm the artist’s intense dedication to film and the moving image
Karla Black’s playful new works subtly challenge the viewer to make sense of them
At the New Art Gallery the artist remakes an old installation exploring migration and belonging in Europe
The artist’s time in the French capital was not a success, but it formed his thinking about words and pictures
What did William Blake really see when he looked at the Sussex landscape?
A rediscovered set of dinner plates depicting famous women prompts a reassessment of the pair’s artistic collaboration
An exhibition that takes the Agadir earthquake of 1960 as its starting point is well framed in the brutalist surrounds of the Barbican
An exhibition at the Morgan Library examines medieval concepts of past, present and future
From Cornish coves to remote towns in Italy, a sense of place is central to the paintings of Peter Lanyon
The update of Kenneth Clark’s landmark series takes a more questioning approach to art history
His political judgements may have been poor, but Charles I’s art collection was first rate
Leon Golub’s paintings harness classical myth to criticise atrocities and abuses of power
An extraordinarily ambitious attempt to map the city will set off as many arguments as it solves
An exhibition of Kerouac's art in Milan gives some sense of his restless creativity
Mark Dion’s playful installations at the Whitechapel Gallery turn viewers into voyeurs
How 'conversation piece’ paintings summed up the social aspirations of a new social class
At Richard Saltoun Gallery, the body is both subject and material for women artists exploring gender and sexuality
From historic monuments to contemporary commissions, art is everywhere in the urban environment
Appetite is a central theme in the exuberant paintings of Dale Lewis, at Edel Assanti in London
At the Ikon Gallery, two very different artists approach their subjects with remarkable empathy
The first solo show in the US dedicated to the trailblazing Brazilian artist explores what it means to be the painter of one’s country
