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The art of war at the Met
This exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tries to register the gap between pre-war assumptions and the First World War’s brutal reality
Louvre Abu Dhabi
The first museum of its kind in the Arab world celebrates international cultures across history
A singular artist makes a rare solo appearance
Frith Powell has been exploring the possibilities of painting for half a century – but has rarely exhibited
The woven wonders of Sheila Hicks
The artist’s textile works reveal the versatility and power of a medium that has been widely overlooked
Flashback to the future
For its fifth edition, Turin’s Flashback art fair has taken a sci-fi turn
‘I’m interested in the architectural concerns of sound’
Susan Philipsz talks about her new work at BALTIC, dismantling an opera about space, and the power of the human voice
Charles Lang Freer’s gift to the American people
The Freer Gallery of Art has reopened its doors after a major refurbishment – and its founder deserves to be better known
Donald Trump, the (almost) blue-chip artist
For the second time this year, a doodle by Donald has fetched thousands of dollars at auction
Josef Albers in Mexico
A revealing look at the relationship between pre-Columbian monuments and Josef Albers’ iconic abstract canvases
MoMA’s collection highlights fail to shine in Paris
MoMA’s ‘greatest hits’ are superb, of course – but are they a little too familiar?
Kim Yong-Ik steps back into the spotlight
The Korean painter sabotaged his promising career in 1981, but things seem to be looking up for him again
Cézanne’s radical portraiture
The painter’s approach to portraiture seems even more refreshing in the era of selfies
Royal pets and Russian revolutionaries
Two exhibitions at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich demonstrate the gulf between royal and popular culture in the build-up to and aftermath of the 1917 revolution
How Tove Jansson reimagined Wonderland
The creator of the Moomins thought deeply about friendship in her Alice illustrations
Just in time for Halloween, the latest diabolical daub!
An apparently innocuous painting is terrifying the good folk of the Midlands
A moving picture of Vincent van Gogh
The new film ‘Loving Vincent’ has its mawkish moments, but its oil-painted imagery sets it apart
Back in the USSR: an interview with Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are a formidable artistic partnership, whose work takes a piercing look at life in the Soviet Union
Preserving Prussia’s royal palaces
Will a grant of €400 million euros bring the phenomenal Prussian royal collections to wider attention?
The art market in the Forum
A new exhibition at the Bucerius Art Forum in Hamburg looks at how the market for art changed in 17th-century Holland
How the French Rothschilds turned their private passions into public gifts
A monumental new study argues that ‘the patronage of the French Rothschild family is a European history of taste’
Alina Szapocznikow: Human Landscapes
Discover the work of one of the most important yet overlooked artists of the 20th century
Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters & Bellboys
The first major exhibition of Chaïm Soutine’s work in the UK for 35 years focuses on his outstanding portraits
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How paintings of the Obamas will shake up American portraiture
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald have won the commissions to paint the former U.S. president and first lady