The exhibits at 'Beyond El Dorado' are compelling not only for the myths associated with them, but for their idiosyncratic human appeal
Stanley Spencer's paintings from the Sandham Memorial Chapel – currently touring the UK – are among the most important artistic responses to the First World War
An exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery attempts to find a home for Whistler on the banks of the Thames
'The Show is Over' at Gagosian Gallery, where painting's elaborate deferrals of its death-scene extend like a multi-volume suicide note
Not every exhibition has to be a blockbuster: ‘The Young Dürer: Drawing the Figure’ is a scholarly show, and all the better for it
‘California Design 1930–1965: Living in a Modern Way’ has spent two years skirting the edges of the Pacific Ocean, and just landed in Brisbane
The political context of Daumier's work is important, but doesn't need over-stating: the humour and compassion of his art speaks for itself
'Facing the Modern' at the National Gallery boasts masterful works from a turbulent period in Vienna's history. It's an exhausting display
The queen's portraits in 'Elizabeth I & Her People' are among the least interesting in the NPG's revealing exhibition of Tudor art
Some extraordinary Dutch masterpieces from the Mauritshuis are spending the winter at the Frick Collection in New York
The Ecole des Beaux-arts - now controversially sponsored by Ralph Lauren - is at the centre of debates about the relationship between art and luxury in France
Blain|Di Donna's exhibition of 'Dada & Surrealist Objects' in New York is a textural treat
Alan Sorrell's neo-Romantic work is an antidote to today's conceptual art, and perfectly suited to Sir John Soane's Museum
William Tillyer's retrospective at mima, Middlesbrough is overdue. His vibrant paintings interrogate the local landscape and human nature
Masculinity is having a moment. The Wallace Collection’s ‘The Male Nude’ follows the Musée d’Orsay's lead and takes a closer look at men in art
The Museu do Oriente in Lisbon looks at Portugal's recent links with the East as well as its longer history in the region
'Nelson, Navy, Nation', a new gallery at the National Maritime Museum, is at its best when it challenges our relationship to its well-worn stories
Philip-Lorca diCorcia strikes a serious note in 'East of Eden' at David Zwirner, London. His photographs have an uneasy eloquence
Ronchini Gallery's exhibition 'Calder & Melotti' hinges on the artist's shared experiences in Spoleto, Italy - but the context is never fully explored
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
The Munch Museum and National Museum in Oslo recently joined forces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth
There are noble ideals (and some interesting artists) at work, but The Other Art Fair and Moniker's crowded display doesn't give the art a chance
With some excellent editions and a spacious layout, Multiplied at Christie's South Kensington is a welcome respite from a frenetic week
PAD London continues to diversify, and there's plenty to tempt visitors during this busiest of weeks
