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The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
The Met presents art by figures from the African American-led movement and puts it at the heart of 20th-century modernism
Exteriors – Annie Ernaux and Photography
The Maison Européenne de la photographie finds the writer looking outwards and pairs her observations with images from its own collection
Reel life – how Zineb Sedira found herself through film
At the Whitechapel Gallery, the French-Algerian unspools personal and political histories through imitation sets and empty stages
The clockwork marvels that tell a tale of two empires
These timepieces are fluttering, chiming embodiments of how Britain and China traded with each other in the 18th and 19th centuries
Four things to see: Seascapes
To mark Winslow Homer’s birthday, we look at four very different marine scenes from across the ages – including one by the Boston-born painter himself
For collectors, Chinese silk never goes out of style
The wearing of imperial silks was an extremely hierarchical affair. No wonder Chinese textiles appeal to the most discerning modern buyers
Breaking the mould – the women who rewrote the rules of sculpture
In the decades after the Second World War, female artists chafed at the strictures of abstraction and began expressing their gender through their work
Arts Council England retreats after freedom of expression row
Plus: Mick Moon (1937–2024), and a round-up of the week’s most important museum appointments
Elon Musk flies Jeff Koons to the Moon
Jeff Koons launched 125 sculptures into orbit on a SpaceX rocket this week. Perhaps they’ll hang out with the Pop art that went on a lunar holiday in 1969
Surrealism in Belgium
The Bozar shows that Belgian Surrealists were not just following in the footsteps of their French contemporaries
Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time
The artist is the first to tackle a daunting question posed by the Sainsbury Centre in a series four of exhibitions: What is truth?
Antoni Tàpies: The Practice of Art
The artist’s centenary exhibition moves to Madrid and demonstrates that his Surreal and cerebral works are as modern as ever
Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Statements
The Dutch design duo known for combining high fashion with pure absurdity are the subject of a full-scale survey in Munich
The bric-a-brac brilliance of Gillian Lowndes
An exhibition of the late ceramicist’s creations features only 11 works, but open-minded viewers will find plenty to delight in
Art of the blue – the chilly iconoclasm of Rayyane Tabet
The Lebanese artist’s new installation cleverly undermines the utopian ambitions of the architecture that surrounds it
In the studio with… Manuel Mathieu
The Haitian-Canadian artist surrounds himself with unlikely objects to spark his imagination, books about drawing, and about 25 different types of tea
Four things to see: Mardi Gras
From pancakes to parades, pre-Lent indulgences bring joy to countless communities around this time of year
Gesture politics – an interview with Julie Mehretu
The artist layers a multitude of marks to create palimpsestic paintings and prints, but the results are far from purely abstract
How cuteness conquered the world
An aww-inspiring exhibition explores adorability through the ages, and suggests it can be subversive as well as sweet
Valentine’s Day is no feast for food lovers
Why are there no dishes or treats traditionally associated with Valentine’s Day? The answer lies in shifts in farming and changing beliefs about food
The Impressionists who put pastel to paper
As an exhibition at the Royal Academy shows, the Impressionists were never more immediate or intimate than in their drawings
Building back better in Britain and Ireland
The Reformation was a disaster for British architecture, argues an impressive new book – and the country’s approach to building design has never been the same
Frans Hals
The Dutch portraitist’s vivaciousness is in evidence at the Rijksmuseum’s exhibition of 50 of his greatest works
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Caravaggio goes digital in Milan
A flawless digital copy of the artist’s Basket of Fruit raises the tricky question of how much authenticity should matter to museums