On the Backs of Camels
The Weltmuseum Wien makes its contribution to the International Year of the Camel with an exhibition that celebrates the mammalian family in its all forms
Blood: Medieval/Modern
Medieval Christianity went all out for blood and what it represented. The Getty Center presents some macabre objects of devotion and some modern responses in kind
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
The Met presents art by figures from the African American-led movement and puts it at the heart of 20th-century modernism
Exteriors – Annie Ernaux and Photography
The Maison Européenne de la photographie finds the writer looking outwards and pairs her observations with images from its own collection
Four things to see: Seascapes
To mark Winslow Homer’s birthday, we look at four very different marine scenes from across the ages – including one by the Boston-born painter himself
Arts Council England retreats after freedom of expression row
Plus: Mick Moon (1937–2024), and a round-up of the week’s most important museum appointments
Elon Musk flies Jeff Koons to the Moon
Jeff Koons launched 125 sculptures into orbit on a SpaceX rocket this week. Perhaps they’ll hang out with the Pop art that went on a lunar holiday in 1969
Surrealism in Belgium
The Bozar shows that Belgian Surrealists were not just following in the footsteps of their French contemporaries
Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time
The artist is the first to tackle a daunting question posed by the Sainsbury Centre in a series four of exhibitions: What is truth?
Antoni Tàpies: The Practice of Art
The artist’s centenary exhibition moves to Madrid and demonstrates that his Surreal and cerebral works are as modern as ever
Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Statements
The Dutch design duo known for combining high fashion with pure absurdity are the subject of a full-scale survey in Munich
In the studio with… Manuel Mathieu
The Haitian-Canadian artist surrounds himself with unlikely objects to spark his imagination, books about drawing, and about 25 different types of tea
Four things to see: Mardi Gras
From pancakes to parades, pre-Lent indulgences bring joy to countless communities around this time of year
Frans Hals
The Dutch portraitist’s vivaciousness is in evidence at the Rijksmuseum’s exhibition of 50 of his greatest works
Painted Presence: Rembrandt and his Peers
Seven of the artist’s portraits hang alongside works by his friends, collaborators, pupils and lesser-known Dutch contemporaries
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
The artist’s radicalism is being celebrated at Tate Modern, in a show that spans 70 years of art-making
The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy
German Expressionism and its influences on recent artists are in focus at the National Gallery of Art in Washington
Courtney J. Martin to leave Yale for the Rauschenberg Foundation
Plus: a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll has been decoded and the CEO of Bonhams has resigned
Acquisitions of the Month: January 2024
A recently identified painting by Guercino and a series of Joseph Cornell boxes are among the most significant works to have entered public collections last month
Four things to see: The Year of the Dragon
Chinese New Year is nigh – but the zodiac’s most auspicious creature has a storied history of baring its fangs in many other cultures, too
In the studio with… Zanele Muholi
The South African photographer believes that an artist’s studio can be a hotel room, a playground, a kitchen, a toilet – or even a crime scene
The week in art news – man dies after falling from Tate Modern
Plus: Rubin Museum to sell its building and move to touring model | Pompidou staff settle three-month strike and claim victory
Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads
The Courtauld Gallery is exhibiting a series of large-scale charcoal heads, drawn when Auerbach was in London in the 1950s and ‘60s
Harold Cohen: AARON
Pictures made using computer software designed by the late American artist go on display at the Whitney
Pilgrims’ progress? The Vatican Jubilee has frustrated Romans and tourists alike