Reviews

Libertine, criminal, aristocrat, revolutionary, and prolific author – the Marquis de Sade continues to inspire some great art and exhibitions

The Hudson River School at LACMA; self-portraits at Turner Contemporary; Conscience & Conflict at Pallant House; Poliakoff at Timothy Taylor

The Spanish Civil War had a huge impact on the life and work of many British artists

Timothy Taylor Gallery presents the first solo UK presentation of the artist’s works in over 50 years

The New-York Historical Society has sent a spectacular group of landscape paintings to LACMA this winter

‘Unseen’ at the Courtauld Gallery; Blake at the Ashmolean; Moroni at the Royal Academy; and sculptors’ drawings in Boston

There can be little argument with the quality of the works; but there is, to put it mildly, a lot to take in

The Royal Academy’s exhibition presents Moroni’s portraits in their wider context

Toulouse-Lautrec at MoMA; Shostakovich’s ballet at GRAD; Walid Raad in Hamburg; and photographs at the Science Museum

Two of Raad’s career-defining projects reveal the balance of rigorous research and subtle wit that informs his work

Shostakovich’s 1931 ballet was pulled from Russian theatres after just one performance; now, a show in London tried to bring it back

There’s a second talented Parisian on show at the MoMA this winter

Some fascinating exhibitions in the UK, Europe and USA are closing in early January. Last chance…

The Science Museum’s Media Space hosts another excellent display

The Queen’s Gallery’s latest exhibition brings together some exquisite items, but what of their cultural and political context?

As data increasingly migrates to the cloud, so art scholarship goes digital

The Winchester Bible in New York; tapestries at the Getty; and war photography at Tate

The Met’s display of pages from one of the UK’s most extraordinary manuscripts is a small but perfect show

Tate’s exhibition aims not to shock, but to contemplate the lasting effects of conflict on the people and places affected

One of Poland’s most highly regarded living artists presents mesmerising large canvases of shimmering colour

Tapestries in the Prado, the Getty and the Met; Deller’s take on Warhol and Morris; and immersive works by both Pipilotti Rist and Moholy-Nagy

Thanks to a meticulous and inventive renovation project, the US now has a really good national museum of design