Reviews
The other side of Surrealism
As male Surrealists depicted women as muses, sphinxes, and goddesses, women Surrealists sought to turn this imagery on its head
Per Kirkeby’s triumph of form over substance
The Danish artist clearly takes great delight in the physical properties of paint (and bronze, too)
Staring at the zeitgeist
August Sander’s photographs and Otto Dix’s paintings take an unflinching look at Weimar Germany
A sci-fi spectacular at the Barbican
This is an exhibition targeted at the senses more than the brain, more Star Wars than Stalker
The rich artistic world of Giovanni da Rimini
Very few panel paintings by the Italian Trecento artist survive. Currently, all of them are at the National Gallery in London
Ways of seeing with Arthur Jafa
The acclaimed filmmaker insists we notice skin colour, and acknowledge the politics of its presence and presentations
Royal portraits and realpolitik at the Society of Antiquaries
Don’t miss this rare chance to see a collection of medieval and Tudor portraits, relics, documents, and physical fragments
Münster turns its public spaces over to sculpture
This year’s Skulptur Projekte Münster shows that digital technology has transformed the public realm – but some artists are resisting
Silence speaks volumes at Chisenhale Gallery
Luke Willis Thompson’s work with Diamond Reynolds is a powerful response to the shooting of Philando Castile
A hidden highlight at the National Gallery of Ireland
A small exhibition of Margaret Clarke’s work proves that the best shows aren’t always the blockbusters
Sculpture in two dimensions
Pietro Consagra made sculptures with the camera in mind, and worked closely with photographer Ugo Mulas
The visual side of Renaissance thought
Susanna Berger’s enquiry into philosophy and visual culture is full of original insight
How Native Americans are reclaiming their history
This book is inevitably partial, but offers the best single account to date of repatriation claims in the US
Adrián Villar Rojas digs deep in Athens
The Argentinian artist has planted artefacts, sculptures and a fantastical garden in Athens
Sargent’s great escape from society portraits
Freed from the limitations of his studio, Sargent’s sketches speak of the carefree existence of a gentleman of leisure
Plywood: the V&A has nailed it
This thrilling exhibition reveals the glamour of an everyday material
An outbreak of talent in Great Bardfield
Ravilious, Garwood, Bawden, Binyon… Why were so many artists drawn to a village in Essex?
Italian painting takes a bow in northern France
Picardy’s magnificent collections of Italian paintings shine in a series of exhibitions
Out of the kitchen and into the gallery
Emma Hart’s installation at the Whitechapel proclaims a feminine aesthetic that reaches far beyond the domestic
Collaboration and conversation in Ljubljana
A shared belief in the democratic possibilities of print makes for an optimistic biennial
The political backdrop to Jirō Takamatsu’s art
The Japanese artist deserves to be better known in Britain, but his playful, political work suffers out of context
Scared of the modern?
The British realists of the 1920s and ’30s scrupulously recorded the modern era – but in doing so, they were also avoiding it
The unsolved mysteries of Alberto Giacometti
Giacometti’s art seems as enigmatic as ever in this survey of the sculptor’s work at Tate Modern
Alma-Tadema deserves to be loved again
The artist has fallen so far out of critical fashion that his merits are often completely overlooked
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Master of art – the towering legacy of David Sylvester