Collective effort – the social sculptures of Simone Leigh
The sculptor is deeply connected to a wider network of artists and thinkers who also get their dues in this large-scale survey
Learning curves – how to see Cézanne with fresh eyes
By making unexpected connections and comparisons, this revelatory show allows the painter’s real achievements to become clearer than they have ever been
Geniuses of the place – the award-winning artists standing their ground in Chicago
Rachel Cohen spends some quality time with a series of installations and exhibitions by MacArthur Award-winners set throughout the city
How artists in Kyoto made contemplative work in turbulent times
The Met’s display of 14 centuries of work from the longtime artistic centre of Japan gives plenty of pause for thought
‘Here is a man who could do whatever interested him in paint’ – on the paintings of Beauford Delaney
After a period of critical neglect the artist is at last in the ascendant, as his great friend James Baldwin always thought he would be
Making the case for late Manet
The painter’s once unfairly dismissed late works are full of possibilities he didn’t live long enough to explore
Berthe Morisot comes into her own
A landmark exhibition puts the painter back where she belongs – at the heart of the Impressionist movement
‘This is a book about a man who painted, not about the paintings he made’
A new biography of Renoir emphasises the role the painter’s domestic life played in his work
Past and present collide at the Art Institute of Chicago
The museum’s new medieval and Renaissance galleries put its outstanding collections in the spotlight and invites fresh and unexpected connections
Why are there so many period rooms in US museums?
Influential private collectors were often keen to recreate their own experiences for the benefit of the public at large.
J.P. Morgan: The Man Who Bought the World
As the Wadsworth Atheneum reopens, Rachel Cohen considers the legacy of one of its greatest benefactors
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