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A New York show of 19th-century artists evokes a changing country searching for a new identity through art
A dazzling New York exhibition shows the richness, humour and humanity of this ancient culture
‘Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition’ at the Metropolitan Museum sparkles with works by Picasso, Braque and Gris
This survey of the 118-year dynasty reveals the outward manifestations of their power but little of their inner turmoil
The Metropolitan Museum’s ‘Chroma’ suggests that the cradle of western civilisation was in thrall to colour and glitter
The Metropolitan Museum showcases the 19th-century artist in an exhibition of frank, profoundly affecting pictures
The museum’s show finds a reasonable middle ground between lionising the prophet and trashing the sinner
He uses his body to reflect on himself, American life and the demands of art
Move is the latest fallout for members of the family that owned opioid maker Purdue Pharma
A New York show casts the 16th-century Florentine elite as ‘Renaissance influencers’ who used exquisite art to varnish the truth
An indomitable talent, finally celebrated at the end of her career
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition is a fascinating look at how etching revolutionised 16th-century printmaking
It’s the subject of the Met’s new blockbuster show. But what does camp mean in 2018?
This centuries-spanning survey of realist sculpture is both bracing and discomfiting
It would be better for everyone if there were fewer visitors and silence was expected
The museum’s blockbuster show assembles treasures from 50 collections worldwide
The Victoria and Albert Museum makes £1m a year from selling gems
The near-contemporary of Rembrandt was a virtuoso who created a whirlwind of experiment
This exultant show is both a homage and a riposte to the canon of western art
The Metropolitan Museum’s new outpost opens to the public with a pair of contrasting exhibitions, both full of surprises
This summer’s outdoor works range from the gymnastically challenging to the gloriously disorienting
This year’s Met Ball theme? The clue’s on the catwalk
For 500 years the people of southeastern Nigeria created startling and mysterious wooden carvings
The Met’s teeming retrospective matches and perhaps even exceeds its subject’s voraciousness
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