We look ahead at the events to enjoy this year—assuming coronavirus doesn't scupper them

From new paintings by Ed Ruscha to Shirin Neshat’s New Mexico dreams

The new year's must-see shows include Vermeer and Botticelli blockbusters; major Jasper Johns and Yayoi Kusama retrospectives; and sweeping surveys on Iran, slavery and queer art

The Chinese artist has gone back to the mainland after a long stint in the US—but publicity for his retrospective appears muted

From Henry Moore's sculpture garden to five miles of towering works along London's first public art walk

UK artist is showing more than 40 works in his Mental Escapology exhibition in the Alpine Swiss city

Mega survey of more than 300 works forms “part of a bigger revisiting of Indigenous knowledge”

The outdoor sculpture park also plans to host an indoor show of her work, with social distancing rules in mind, and will unveil a new sculpture by Rashid Johnson that reflects on surviving a crisis

New exhibition at Musée Jacquemart-André presents 15th-century artist as an entrepreneur and prolific designer

With ten sections covering ancient Iranian history to contemporary art, London museum plans to open delayed show in February

Researchers at C2RMF give an exclusive preview of their forensic study of all the artist's works in French museum collections

From Artemisia Gentileschi at the National Gallery to a transgressive show on Tantra

Three-week delay caused by rising cases of coronavirus in the country

The works on paper from the Merrill C. Berman Collection include designs for Communist posters and salad oil advertisements

Exhibition on advocacy group Tottenham Rights—with a focus on Mark Duggan shooting—scheduled for next Spring

From the saga over a controversially delayed Philip Guston show to an under appreciated female Old Master whose big moment never came

From Caroline Coon's hermaphroditic footballers to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's enigmatic portraits

Work was pulled after the intervention of France's interior minister amid protests against a new bill that would have criminalised the publication of images of law enforcement

German city lined up for 2026 edition but the next edition will vie with Venice Biennale and Documenta

From Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Tate show playlist to the MFA Boston’s Basquiat and hip-hop soundtrack, music can have a profound effect on how we view art

From Rico Gatson’s mystical investigation of Blackness to Audrey B. Heckler’s prolific collection of Outsider art

The artist is paired with the Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch at the Royal Academy of Arts, and is showing new works at White Cube’s Mayfair gallery, as well as an installation for the online edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach

While the royal residence is under repair, some of the Royal Collection’s most famous paintings have been relocated and displayed in a more convenient setting

New exhibition Outbreak—organised by Doha Film Institute—has been able to go ahead in real life because the country's Covid-19 cases are low

Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year

Unseen works and Super 8 films reveal new aspects of her practice

This survey of the 77-year-old artist's work lulls the viewer with colourful abstraction before tackling its real subject: racial violence

The British artist's largest exhibition to date will also be shown in Stockholm, Dusseldorf and Luxembourg

From a sweeping survey of Kandinsky to a provocative show on the present day experience of Native American communities

The survey, with suggestions including “the man behind the monster” and “emperor, tyrant, traitor?”, was sent out to members of the museum’s Friends scheme