The South African artist has made a virtue of taking his time to make slow but rewarding films and performance pieces
A museum retrospective charts James Rosenquist’s journey from billboard painter to Pop art pioneer
In her mid-career survey, Jacqueline Donachie explores the hidden cruelties of the urban environment
Frederic William Burton’s sentimental watercolour scenes reflect the taste of a bygone era
For her first solo exhibition in Ireland, Otobong Nkanga complicates easy distinctions between the natural and the industrial
This superbly curated exhibition transforms our understanding of medieval art history
An exhibition in Berlin explores how both sides in the Cold War tried to turn artists into ideological weapons
Many of the methods invented by Roman glassmakers are still in use today
The works of the Arte Povera artist playfully resist our expectations of what sculpture should be
The artist’s weird, witty sculptures refuse to let us fix their meaning
The word-objects of Jean (Hans) Arp are a reminder of how powerful hybrid forms can be
These Siberian nomads were consummate survivors – and highly sophisticated craftsmen
Monika Sosnowska’s sculptures reflect on the architecture of post-war Eastern Europe
A fine, detailed biography convinces us to take another look at the oft-neglected British artist
Joseph Banks’ plant specimens from Captain Cook's first voyage are still of the greatest scientific importance
A new site-specific work at the Whitechapel reminds us of overlooked women artists
The Barbican survey's biographical focus detracts from the fervent energy of the paintings themselves
A new biography of physician-collector Hans Sloane portrays a flawed yet fascinating man
How a seven-hour performance of only ten lyrical lines entranced its audience at the London Contemporary Music Festival
A convincing case is made for the Italian artist's ambitions, and the need to bring a wider audience to his work
Considering the artist’s writing gives us invaluable new ways in which to see his painting
An exhibition at the O2 in London is as carefully stage managed as anything Prince put on during his lifetime
The stylish New York salonnière makes her Canadian debut in this enjoyable survey of her paintings
On its 700th anniversary, Sufi treatise 'The Garden of Mystery' continues to inspire today's Iranian artists
