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Painting and ceramics collide in Betty Woodman’s work
The octogenarian’s first solo show in a UK institution is a riot of colour and character
The march of time at Modern Art Oxford: Celebrating 50 years
An ambitious year-long survey celebrates Modern Art Oxford’s great moments since its founding 50 years ago
Egyptology from the point of view of Egyptians
Review of a groundbreaking study of overlooked 20th-century scholars
Rear views: the backs of paintings are well worth a look
An intriguing exhibition in Milan questions which side of a painting we should pay attention to
Francis Towne’s long road to recognition
Towne’s watercolours aren’t as ground-breaking as they were once made out to be, but they are definitely good enough to merit a revival
Strength in numbers: stars of Netherlandish drawing, from Frans Floris to Rubens
‘The absence of big names is one of the joys of the exhibition.’ A revelatory display of drawings puts works by lesser-known Netherlandish masters in the spotlight.
More sensual than a Campbell’s soup can: the collages of Tom Wesselmann
Tom Wesselmann’s collages show that Pop Art could have a more voluptuous – and thoughtful – side.
Carolee Schneemann brings chaos, mess and erotic liberation to Salzburg
Never have chaos and excess been presented so clearly and coherently…
Champagne feminism at the Saatchi Gallery and celebrity women in Wapping
Two exhibitions in London tackle the role and representation of women in art – with decidedly mixed results
In praise of modern Scottish women
How did the Scottish women who went to progressive art schools fare in a reactionary art world?
An Indian Winter in Philadelphia
The PMA’s Indian art galleries may be closed for renovation, but a trio of temporary exhibitions is filling the gap
São Paulo’s floating art collection is back
Lina Bo Bardi’s innovative approach to collection display has been revived
The history of photography through women’s eyes
Two Paris museums have joined forces to celebrate the work of 165 women photographers
Leading light – the stained-glass windows of Wilhelmina Geddes
A key figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement, the designer should also be seen in the context of European modernism
Celts exhibition holds a mirror up to our uncertain Europe
Today’s fragile United Kingdom and Europe are thrown into relief at the British Museum
Rodin moves back to Paris
The sculptor would have approved of the Musée Rodin’s sensitive refurbishment
Andrea del Sarto’s perfect chalk drawings
The Italian artist’s masterful works fully explore the possibilities of chalk
Tullio Lombardo’s great but forgotten sculptures
A new publication by Anne Markham Schulz pieces together the story of the sculptor’s oeuvre
Max Beckmann in Berlin
An exhibition of Max Beckmann’s early works in Berlin reveal the painter’s slow path to maturity, including false starts and missteps as well as successes
Triumphant new European galleries open at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The museum’s take on ‘Europe 1600–1815’ is nuanced, witty and revelatory
The mysteries of M.C. Escher at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
The familiarity of Maurits Cornelis Escher’s work doesn’t make it any easier to interpret, says Will Wiles
The Missing Mona Lisa
Has Andrew Graham-Dixon uncovered the secrets of art history’s most enigmatic woman?
How Lempad changed the course of art in Bali
Hildred Geertz on a groundbreaking, and lavishly produced, study of the great Balinese painter
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