From biblical scenes to garden paintings, the paintings of this German Expressionist reveal a complicated soul
The artist’s new sound installation involving solenoids, sensors and tropical fish is surprisingly decorative
The artist’s immersive exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary makes us question our public personas
Coloured sculpture was a controversial art form that raised wider questions about realism and the role of art
A collection of short memoirs about the late Sotheby’s chairman Peter Wilson portrays an enigmatic and highly influential figure
The English painter’s work found early success, but has since been unduly neglected
An exhibition at the MEG urges us to see African religious objects afresh by placing them in contemporary sacred contexts
The Bauhaus’s radical designs were meant for the masses, but they were far from affordable
A meticulous study of the Chester Beatty Ruzbihan Qur’an does justice to the ingenuity of its calligrapher
A fascinating display takes us from the patron saint of toothaches to public health campaigns in the 1940s
A new exhibition suggests that Redon’s pictures owe as much to literature and music as they do to the visual arts
The French painter’s late style influenced a generation of American Abstract Expressionists
An exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art places the powerfully symbolic gold objects of the Asante peoples centre stage
The artist’s subjects include drones, undersea cables and a sculptural satellite in space
By placing the artist’s possessions next to her portraits, the V&A seeks to reveal the woman behind the icon
In the largest survey of her work so far, the artist explores the tensions between control and chaos
A survey of the Korean artist’s work reveals a fascination with the fragile boundary between beauty and horror
The artist’s new video piece, installed at the Morley Gallery, draws attention to the current crisis in UK higher education
An exhibition in Hastings makes clear the abrupt shift in the St Ives artist’s style of painting
A comprehensive look at the career of Lucie Rie places the spotlight on her handcrafted buttons
The Fondation Beyeler ingeniously pairs Bacon and Giacometti in a way that highlights the individuality of both artists
An ambitious exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe looks at the role of the famous waterway in Egypt and beyond
William Burrell’s exceptional medieval and Renaissance tapestries now have the catalogue they deserve
An exhibition celebrating the Society of Artists in Ireland casts light on some lesser-known 18th-century figures
