Once dismissed as excessively lavish and overly distorted, the art of the late Renaissance does offer some delights
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Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace at the Queen’s Gallery
The Queen’s Gallery can be overlooked but the art there weakens the knees
Sad souls in a happy encounter
The juxtaposition of Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch is a revelation, shedding light on both painters’ work
Zanele Muholi, Tate Modern
Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits are magical
How artists have recognised the beauty of masks
They are new to many of us now, but artists have long been fans of face coverings
Forget The Queen’s Gambit, here’s the real art of chess
The game has been inspiring creative minds for centuries
The Japanese by Christopher Harding, review — an impressive history
A marvellous study of a nation in 20 memorable characters
Arctic — Culture and Climate at the British Museum
A show that needs more grit and less propaganda
The Sin exhibition at the National Gallery
Sin is a terrific subject for a show, if treated with curiosity and respect, but this is dumbing down
Polly Morgan’s How to Behave at Home at the Bomb Factory; The Royal Academy’s Winter Exhibition
A fabulously unique show that will have you squirming