A meticulously researched graphic novel about the sculptor Edmonia Lewis is a suitably original tribute to the enterprising artist
Historic organs are appreciated as heritage assets in continental Europe – but in the UK they deserve better protection
The inspiration behind Batman’s Joker and many a monster movie, Paul Leni’s ‘The Man Who Laughs’ is a masterpiece of Expressionist cinema
The American artist looks back at a career firmly dedicated to painting and the possibilities of figurative art
Rakewell is lured back to childhood by the promise of Swallows and Amazons memorabilia and mischief at Windermere Jetty Museum
Tracing the evolution of drawing in Scotland over the last century at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
A selection of 60 French paintings – many never before shown in the UK – goes on show at the Royal Academy
The Amon Carter Museum explores how the rise of portrait photography brought new opportunities for fun and games
Another chance to see these colossal ‘statement pictures’ as the Scottish National Gallery reopens
Plus: houses in Old City of Sanaa collapse after heavy rains, and current and former MMFA staff support sacking of Nathalie Bondil
While live art faces severe challenges in the months ahead, it is also uniquely placed to reflect on new social realities
An engaging documentary profiles the collectors who possess – or would like to possess – paintings by the Dutch master
An exhibition dedicated to the music of the future may be too respectful of its past
A rehang of Christchurch Art Gallery’s permanent collections emphasises non-European patterns of influence
The origin of the ‘Barbus Müller’ figures has puzzled many since these distinctive sculptures surfaced in the 1930s
The ‘Prince of Painters’ has been much mythologised by art historians in the 500 years since his death
The Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam has launched a drive-thru exhibition – and it’s not the only culture you can see by car this summer, says Rakewell
Plus: Southbank Centre staff castigate management, major US museums make more staff redundant and artefacts privately restituted to Ecuador
At the Barbican, a new series of large-scale drawings tell the story of an imaginary prehistoric society ruled by women
An exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the German Expressionist artist’s birth, at the Albertinum in Dresden
An outdoor exhibition at the New-York Historical Society looks at life under lockdown in the city
More than 300 photographs at MoMA and an Aboriginal shield in Adelaide are among this month’s highlights
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