At London’s National Portrait Gallery, a retrospective spanning decades reveals a profound exploration of the body and an ongoing dialogue with western art history
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 a show of Ukrainian women artists at Fridman Gallery, New York to Kaari Upson's first posthumous exhibition at Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, here are the best shows of the year