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Face masks – the enigmatic art of Helene Schjerfbeck
The first UK show dedicated to the Finnish painter reveals an artist fascinated with questions of image and identity
French Canadians – how Impressionism caught on in the Great White North
This welcome survey of Canadian artists shows how the quintessentially Parisian style was imported and reimagined
Artists anonymous – what does it mean for a work’s maker to be unknown?
A group of objects by unknown artists from around the world and across the centuries makes for a catalogue of human ingenuity
How Eduardo Chillida carved out a place for himself
The reopening of the sculptor’s museum in the Basque Country allows visitors to encounter his works in their intended home
When Whistler discovered watercolour
Financial troubles drove the artist to the medium – but its atmospheric possibilities suited him well
The unsung art of Milein Cosman
Cosman was a fine portraitist who captured the leading cultural figures of her time
A pan-African event keeps its sights set on local scenes
A year-long travelling exhibition celebrates the continent’s leading artists
Making up for the past – the artists filling in the blanks in our collective memory
How artists such Michael Rakowitz, Kader Attia and Hew Locke are picking up where official narratives leave off
Street-smart – how Keith Haring took art out of the gallery
From subway drawings to T-shirt designs, the artist was determined to make his work accessible to all
In a Morris Minor key – Michael Collins presents the lost world of family slides
The photographer talks to Apollo about three decades of collecting other people’s family slides
‘Thomas Mawson’s designs are never nostalgic’
The civic-mindedness of the visionary landscape designer and architect set him apart from his contemporaries
‘Russian to a T’ – Natalia Goncharova at Tate Modern, reviewed
Avant-garde as she was, the artist was also deeply influenced by Russian folk traditions and history
‘Drawing in space’ – the ingenious structures of David Smith
The AbEx sculptor found endless possibilities in the welding and painting of steel
A haunting resurrection of the man who invented jazz
New Orleans bandleader Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden cuts an enigmatic figure in John Akomfrah’s elegiac film
Pairing Chinese calligraphy with performance art in the Chianti Valley
A display of ink painting in action launched Tuscan wine country’s annual art event
Meet the beetles! The insect drawings of Joris Hoefnagel
The Dutch polymath’s lifelike drawings are masterpieces of wit and invention
Acquisitions of the month: June 2019
Chippendale furniture and early photographs of the Caribbean are among this month’s highlights
‘When you put black people in a picture, what should they be doing?’ – an interview with Kerry James Marshall
The painter talks about setting himself technical challenges and taking on the Western art tradition
‘Rich insights into a restless mind’ – Leonardo’s drawings at the Queen’s Gallery
Leonardo’s art may be universal, but his notes and sketches also reveal a man firmly rooted in his age
From Dickens to Dada – a marvellous mishmash of collage across time
The first show ever to focus on the art of cutting and pasting offers an impressively expansive view of the practice
The Met’s French masterpieces now have the catalogue they deserve
Katharine Baetjer’s catalogue is a focused account of the museum’s 18th-century French paintings
What the world looked like to a mapmaker in medieval Cairo
The discovery of an important manuscript reshapes our understanding of early Islamic culture
Scene stealers – the candid sketches of Adolph Menzel
The virtuoso draughtsman carried several sketchbooks at all times and liked to draw standing up
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