Boris Johnson and the Backstreet Boys – Berlin's take on Brexit
From political billboards to karaoke-fuelled performance art, Brexit is a looming presence in the city
H.C. Westermann’s sinister visions of post-war America
His experiences as a marine gunner in the Second World War and Korea made a lasting impact on Westermann’s art
A new home for South Asian art in Dubai
The Ishara Art Foundation opened its doors last month with a show exploring boundaries and belonging
Getting to know Lee Krasner
It’s time to set the record straight on the life and legacy of the great Abstract Expressionist
Do volunteers still have a place in museums and cultural organisations?
The Art Fund is disbanding its volunteer network – is the culture sector becoming too professional?
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May 2019
• An interview with Enrico David
• Costumes, catwalks and curators
• The Hittites in Paris
• Do museums still value volunteers?
Plus: Bernard van Orley’s tapestries, a new biography of Walter Gropius, and previews of the Venice Biennale and TEFAF New York
The Prado pulls out the stops for its 200th birthday
With its exceptional collection of Old Masters and rich history, the museum has plenty to celebrate
‘I want people to attend to the content’ – an interview with Jenny Holzer
The artist talks about working with words, the ‘woman thing’, and why she likes to feel useful
In search of Seamus Heaney
A literary centre in the village of Bellaghy, County Derry returns visitors to the roots of Heaney’s poetry
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‘Notre-Dame’s fortunes have merged with the destiny of France itself’
Over the centuries Notre-Dame de Paris has become much more than a place of worship – it is a symbol of a nation
‘How do you solve a problem like Thérèse?’ – Balthus in Madrid reviewed
Balthus’ strange, dream-like paintings deliberately set out to unsettle viewers
A new tower of Babel rises in the Bodleian Library
We know what translation can do – but what does it look like? Eight centuries of multilingual activity is on show in Oxford
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Martin Parr takes on Brexit Britain
The photographer’s survey of the British at home and abroad takes on a suitably surreal air at the National Portrait Gallery
Against boredom: a tribute to John Richardson
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
Discovering an underwater trove of gifts to the gods
An ancient ceremonial site at Lake Titicaca offers a glimpse into the lives and faith of a pre-Inca people
Rediscovering a lost view of London
When Prévost painted his panorama from the tower of St Margaret’s Church, he captured a city on the cusp of change
Vienna on the Path to Modernism
National Art Center Tokyo
Retracing the development of modern art in Vienna from the Enlightenment to the Secession
24 Apr - 5 Aug 2019
Photographs 1842–1896: An Early Album of the World
Louvre Abu Dhabi
From India to the Andean mountains – early photography provides a glimpse of a long-lost world
25 Apr - 13 Jul 2019
Doris Salcedo: Acts of Mourning
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
The Colombian artist turns commonplace things into haunting evocations of loss
26 Apr - 21 Jul 2019
Art after Stonewall: 1969–1989
Grey Art Gallery and Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York
How artists in America responded to the rise of the gay liberation movement
24 Apr - 20 Jul 2019
In defence of the university museum
Headlines attacking UK universities for spending money on art are deeply misguided