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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
Picasso’s best sculptures are the ones he didn’t take terribly seriously
The artist’s smaller, seemingly tossed-off experiments at MoMA have a surprisingly contemporary feel
Not even Stalin could snuff out the legacy of early Soviet photography and film
The Jewish Museum’s exhibition reveals the importance of formal innovation to freedom of expression
Peter Lanyon’s reputation is finally taking off
His gliding pictures at the Courtauld Gallery show an artist in his element
Gertrude Hermes gets a room of her own
The sculptor Gertrude Hermes has often been overshadowed by her contemporaries, but the first major exhibition of her work in 30 years is a chance to see her more clearly
Beyond Modigliani – alternative histories of modern Italian art in New York
Uncovering some of the period’s forgotten stars
Finally, an Alec Soth show in London
This major solo show reveals just how much Soth’s frank stare pervades his photographs
Inside the Mind of the Collector: Asian Art in London Gets Psychological
Desire, jealousy, anxiety, fear, fulfilment…it’s not easy being a collector
Paris’s celebration of Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun is long overdue
A memorable exhibition at the Grand Palais tells the story of a remarkable artist and independent woman
Touring the coast in central London: ‘One and All’ at Somerset House
A contemporary art show in the capital marks 50 years of the National Trust’s work on the coast
‘Is Pottery Better than Sex?’ The Great Pottery Throw Down Begins
The BBC is sexing up ceramics in Stoke-On-Trent
Fiona Banner’s language-based art relies on its own wit
Can communication ever quite bridge the gap that separates us?
Giacometti: Rebel artist and lifelong mother’s boy
‘It is impossible to paint a portrait’, claimed Giacometti, but that didn’t stop him trying whenever he went home to his family
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