Critic's Guides

From Gülbin Ünlü’s portals to alternative realities to Remi Ajani’s emotive still lifes, here’s what not to miss during Various Others

From Sam Moyer’s doubleheader to Kang Seung Lee’s poignant investigation of ageing, here’s what to see in New York now

From a group show of German photography centred on typologies to Berlinde De Bruyckere’s religiously charged sculptures

From Wakaliga Uganda’s gutsy geopolitical satire to Yuge Zhou’s exploration of urban living, here’s what to catch in the Windy City

From Maryam Hoseini’s carnal figures to Asunción Molinos Gordo’s research into agricultural histories, here’s what not to miss during Art Dubai

From Karanjit Panesar’s reflections on familial diaspora to concurrent exhibitions by Danielle Dean and Dan Guthrie exploring the representation of Black British life

From Shirin Neshat’s haunting films to Sam Lock’s minimalist canvases, here’s what not to miss during miart

From Sasaoka Yuriko’s explorations of animal labour to Wing Po So’s deep dive into traditional Chinese medicine

From a group exhibition exploring online culture to Zahra Malkani’s reflections on regional river systems

From a group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, examining technology’s influence on painting, to Marc Kokopeli’s reflections on objecthood

From Tarek Atoui’s rousing soundscapes to Pol Taburet’s haunting figures, here’s what not to miss

From Linder’s retrospective at the Hayward Gallery to Claudia Martínez Garay’s detailed critique of Western archives

From Bruce Nauman’s first solo exhibition in the city in three decades, to Togar’s immersive exploration of early cinema, here’s what to see in LA now

From Racheal Crowther’s examination into the ethics of care to SAGG Napoli’s immersive archery installation dissecting strength and gender stereotypes

From Haegue Yang’s paper works to Cristóbal Gracia’s baroque pearl, here’s what not to miss in Mexico City this February

From Sohrab Hura’s autobiographical survey to Les Levine’s parodic installation built around Vincent Van Gogh

From James Lomax’s reflections on freedom and imprisonment to Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby’s exploration into online culture

From an exhibition that positions paintings as ‘Popstars’ in Tokyo to the inaugural group show of a new curatorial collective in Dubai

From a characteristically tongue-in-cheek Yoko Ono exhibition to a group show on the ‘Imaginary Institution of India’

From a bold architectural intervention in New York to a group exhibition in Los Angeles on the science of sex