From America's African facelift to the scents of hope and fear, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event

melanie bonajo, who often works with groups who are rarely given a voice, says that Covid-19 turned an existing “epidemic of loneliness” into a pandemic

Mark Neville’s new photobook—of images taken over the past six years—is a call to action that has been sent to hundreds of politicians and other influential people around the world

While attendance figures still have some way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels, fewer days of lockdown-related closures coupled with vaccine rollout programmes spelled good news for institutions around the world

Auction houses, galleries, online platforms and artists are selling works for charities helping those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is a selection

The artist's peers, including Tracey Emin and Marlene Dumas, asked the veteran Portuguese artist about different aspects of her artistic practice for a new book

The latest details about the key participants of the 59th International Art Exhibition

The “once-in-a-lifetime” discovery took place on a building site across the river from what would have been ancient Londinium

All you ever wanted to know about Picasso’s Blue Period, from the definitive early biography to the journals of his “first great love”—selected by the curator Susan Behrends Frank

Institution rebranded to Serpentine North last spring, but the controversial family name remained above the gallery entrance

All you ever wanted to know about O’Keeffe, including a comprehensive biography, the artist’s “perfect” novice recipe book, and her letters to photographer Alfred Stieglitz—selected by the curator Theodora Vischer

The institution's director Brett Rogers has selected five key shows from the past five decades

Although still primarily known for his lamps, an exhibition at the Barbican in London shows how the Japanese-American sculptor made an astonishing range of work

Image taken at Neue Nationalgalerie moments before the 1988 theft features in a new book of the artist’s copper paintings

From sensuous sculptures by Noguchi to a rare outing of Italian Futurist masterpieces

We asked eight artists about the comic's influence ahead of a new exhibition exploring the publication's history and featuring contemporary art with that "Beano sensibility"

All you ever wanted to know about Dürer, from the Old Master’s own accounts of his achievements and mishaps, to a recent creative take on his travels—selected by the art historian Susan Foister

The Chinese artist will unveil a new work this week at the Southbank Centre for the English PEN 100 festival championing freedom of expression

The small contemporary art organisation was awarded the £100,000 prize for its work during the pandemic and engagement with the local community

A new book looks at the detailed preparations and 60 years of planning behind the work being unveiled in Paris

All you ever wanted to know about Titian, from a biography fit for a king to an overlooked lecture essay from 1990—selected by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum curator Nathaniel Silver

Drastically altered composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window can now be seen in all its glory ahead of major exhibition

As we enter the final weeks of the season, check out these riveting reads, from “the best novel about painting” to a book with no words at all

Job cuts came after major retrospective in Beijing was cancelled due to the pandemic

The installation by Jason Bruges Studio creates unique performances and images based on different sports, from swimming to shooting, sprinting to skateboarding

British artist Hew Locke has been selected for Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries commission, while Barbara Hepworth gets a survey at Tate St Ives

All you ever wanted to know about Taeuber-Arp, from a children’s book full of inspiring projects to a publication exploring the dynamics of artist couples—selected by the Tate curator Natalia Sidlina

Whether you are lying on a beach or next to a paddling pool, sit back and let your mind soak up these inspiring reads

The work by Gabriella Hirst, titled An English Garden and consisting of a flowerbed of roses and benches, had received no complaints from the public

The Argentinian artist’s work aims to make aspects of climate change “more tangible”