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A show in Munich explores how the German modernist captured the upheavals of his war-torn era
The British painter’s characterful figures go on show at S.M.A.K. in Ghent
The breaking of a plaque to commemorate Howard Carter in Luxor isn’t a wholly inappropriate way to mark the centenary of his great discovery
The Henry Moore Institute considers how the 19th-century vogue for polychrome sculpture reflected the rapid social changes of the era
Celebrating the baroque painter’s divine gift for religious imagery
As New York takes stock of a whirlwind season, attention turns to marquee sales in Asia
Newly restored, this museum is both an architectural treasure and home to works by Masaccio’s unfairly overlooked younger brother
Denis Wirth-Miller was unfairly dismissed as an imitator of his friend Francis Bacon, but it’s now clear that his detractors were wholly in the wrong
In Obsidian’s new video game, you are a 16th-century Bavarian painter – but progress on your masterpiece is interrupted by parochial violence
The Brazilian artist draws influence from the views of Rio de Janeiro’s suburbs she can see through her studio windows
How smoke and chimneys inspired the French Cubist to take a more experimental approach to making art
The Renaissance painter’s talent for story-telling is the focus of this retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Polish artist’s monumental woven sculptures get the spotlight at Tate Modern
The German artist’s visceral satires of 1920s Berlin go on show in Stuttgart
The Oslo-based artist has never shied away from explicit – or controversial – material, but it’s not just about creating a shocking scene
Plus: museum directors denounce Just Stop Oil protests, Paul Allen collection sells for more than $1.6bn, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The sale of masterpieces at Christie’s shattered records – but has it really changed the art market?
The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive
Having spent most her life serving others, Nellie Mae Rowe came to art in her retirement years and found a joyful defiance in the creation of other-worldly scenes
The Miami-based artist isn't especially keen on visitors, but he has a television and an 18th-century cooling casket to keep him company
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
The Denver Art Museum explores how Japanese women artists flew in the face of social conventions
A close friend of Victor Hugo, this painter made his own key contribution to Romanticism
