Sonia Delaunay steps out of her husband’s shadow at Tate Modern
But let’s not ignore Robert entirely…
Super Cooper
Samuel Cooper famously painted Oliver Cromwell ‘warts and all’. It’s worth getting up close to his superb miniatures at Philip Mould’s gallery
Under Scrutiny
Not every exhibition has to be a blockbuster: ‘The Young Dürer: Drawing the Figure’ is a scholarly show, and all the better for it
Sex on Show
They were once kept under lock and key, and are still taboo in Japan, but both the British and Fitzwilliam Museums are celebrating shunga prints as art this autumn
It’s a Keeper
The Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy has opened, boasting tasteful dining rooms, a geisha-girl bar and a secret garden…
Fashion Victim
An exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s fashion photography proves that he was at his best focusing on the nude
Not just for the posh: rebranding History of Art
I’ve never quite understood why History of Art should have such a bad reputation