Her first solo exhibition in Europe since 1975 at Xavier Hufkens demonstrates that her paintings continue to challenge contemporary perceptions of sexuality and agency 

The intimate and resolute character of an artist who leaves no trace

The artist’s smoky painted world at Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris opens an a-historic space for female pleasure

A retrospective at Tate Britain showcases the YBA who defied good taste and mocked sexual norms

The writer interrogates the meaning of care, as well as communicating beyond the mother echo-chamber, through the works of Caroline Walker

At Maureen Paley, the artist uses the archive to reckon with women’s history in the UK

As several galleries celebrate birthdays, Hettie Judah speaks to Barbican Stories and directors of BALTIC, ICA, Midlands Art Centre and Yorkshire Sculpture Park about founding principles and future plans

In her triumphant survey exhibition at Palazzo Grassi, Venice, the artist continues her long-running exploration of women as generative, creative forces

Hettie Judah on five spirit mediums, political agitators, self-taught outsiders or surrealists that ‘bite back’ in Cecilia Alemani’s Venice exhibition

At MHKA, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, the artist questions how cultural artefacts are transformed by their mode of presentation

On the Isle of Bute, the artist uses objects to expose the geology of the 18th-century Mount Stuart House and engage with the Scottish mansion's material history

As it's director celebrates two decades at the helm, can she continue to reinvent the 120-year-old institution?

Can Reiner Holzemer’s documentary finally lift the lid on the famously private designer? 

From storyboards to full-sized film sets, the artist’s show at Tim Van Laere, Antwerp, plays with cinematic techniques to make us believe in a constructed world

A new exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection shows us why we should advocate for and defend the importance of ‘play’ – for our mental health as well as creativity

Riley’s paintings make a strong case for embodied encounters with art: glorious advocates for the gallery space itself

Cosmin Costinas’s curated section reveals the interconnected roles played by tradition, cultural exchange and imperialism

A new report highlights the key role commercial galleries must play in achieving gender parity in the arts

For her show in Grand-Hornu, the artist delves into the Mundaneum, a 19th-century utopian project to classify all human knowledge

Two UK exhibitions feature works in which the London-based artist engages with the British landscape