Exhibition Reviews

At Halle für Kunst Steiermark, a thematic group exhibition underscores how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our relationship to the home

At Dortmunder Kunstverein the artist critically reflects on the institutionalisation of racism in Germany

At Ordet, Milan, the artist's works based on the circulation and consumption of energy speak to the power of relations

From New Orleans much-anticipated Prospect.5 to Naudline Pierre's first institutional solo exhibition, these are the unmissable shows to see this month

At Efremidis, Berlin, the artist's new series of lenticular prints revisits the controversy surrounding Kristen Visbal’s Fearless Girl (2017)

Travis Diehl on the successes and failures – both past and present – of the young triennial in its attempt to revitalize the city in the wake of climate disasters

At Grimm, New York, the Peruvian artist presents a body of work that asks us to defang our baleful understandings of ghosts

At Travesía Cuatro, Mexico City, the two artists illuminate the three-storey gallery space with projected video animations and magic lanterns

At Jan Mot, Brussels, the artist's still lifes reanimate his 1987 installation at New York’s Cable Gallery, giving tangible proof of his fictional narrative

These are the top shows to see in January – from an extensive display of Indigenous Australian stories in Plymouth to a joint Renée Green retrospective in Berlin

An overdue show at Tate Modern, London, focuses on the artist’s preoccupation with theatre but fails to enliven her previous triumphs

At Karma International, Zurich, the artist’s new series of prints allude to the trauma of grief

At CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, the artist’s wooden works commemorate the links between the region’s wine industry and its colonial history

This year's iteration of the international exhibition is impressively global in its curatorial reach but the impact of some works diminishes in cross-cultural adaptation

The artist’s debut UK exhibition at Pilar Corrias, Savile Row, delights through spinning environmental ethics with a grotesque sensibility

From Lorraine O'Grady's storied retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum to Ben Sakoguchi's presentation of his seminal work Chinatown (2014) at Bel Ami, Los Angeles, these are the best shows in the US of 2021

The painter's institutional debut at the Dallas Museum of Art relies on biblical references to soften the distinctions between the spheres of creation

At Mumok, Vienna, the artist uses the elephant as a symbol for the human cost of the textile industry in Taiwan

At MONITOR, Lisbon, the artist's series of experimental paintings mix historic events, current affairs and personal memories

These are the best exhibitions of the year – from a chronically overdue retrospective of Paula Rego to a debut offering of obfuscated, sexualised sculpture by Jack O’Brien