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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
How men dress up for art
From 17th-century cavaliers to today’s celebrities and athletes, artists have always had an eye on men’s fashion
The artistic and personal struggles of John Minton
The British artist’s tense canvases are often troubling psychological self-portraits
Domestic space made strange
The Israel Museum’s inquiry into the idea of home is full of surreal surprises
Smells like art
Many artists have experimented with smell. Now, Somerset House is putting scent at the centre of an exhibition
How Hokusai swept to fame
Hokusai never retired. In fact, he made his finest work in his old age, as this exhibition at the British Museum reminds us
Small but perfectly formed
Examples of Dutch micro-carving on show at the Rijksmuseum are full of astounding detail
Milton Avery’s unique American modernism
An exhibition of the artist’s works at Victoria Miro – the first in London in over a decade – is a lesson in painterly deftness
The short step from pagan portraits to early Christian icons
Pagan and Christian art have more in common than you think – or so a polemical new book argues
The Charterhouse is a time capsule in the centre of London
As part of a former monastic complex, the Charterhouse is a living reminder of London’s medieval past
Bill Viola breathes fresh life into the Renaissance
A thrilling opportunity to see Bill Viola’s work alongside the Renaissance art that inspired it
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