A quiet but brilliant retrospective reveals the American artist as a visionary
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Scythians at the British Museum
This glittering Siberian hoard gets five gold stars
Rachel Whiteread at Tate Britain
A superb show reveals how the sculptor changed the way we view art
Edinburgh Art Festival review
With a handful of exceptions, this year’s show reveals a lack of artistic ambition in the Scottish capital
Alma-Tadema
Not a sly eroticist after all: Alma-Tadema was a home bod with a powerful sense of history and a surprising depth
Seurat to Riley at Compton Verney
A dazzling exhibition that sets the standard for how all shows should be done
Holbein shines at the National Portrait Gallery
The German painter is the main draw at The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt; and an intriguing work by William Dobson has turned up in Oxford
Soul of a Nation
Does this Tate Modern show succeed in speaking truth to Black Power?
Manchester International Festival
The biennial festival stays stays close to home with a poignant look at the city’s people and proud cultural heritage
Gregory Crewdson at the Photographers’ Gallery
The photographer Gregory Crewdson’s latest show inspires less a sense of existential despair than one of contrived absurdity