Henry Taylor

The revolutionary artist and musician selects his top picks, including iconic photography from Ming Smith and ‘the most powerful and important artwork of our time’ by Hank Willis Thomas

Terence Trouillot profiles the maverick painter, reflecting on how the artist’s work is intertwined with his community and personal histories

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

At Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, the LA-based artist’s portraits harness a provocative tension between figuration and abstraction

‘The exhibition was one of the most formative and memorable things I’ve ever seen’

The US writer and filmmaker has created new paths for arts writing and critical thinking, not from wielding a cudgel but by exposing our bruises

A year marked by new visualizations, both controversial and celebrated, of the black body

Ahead of Zurich Contemporary Art Weekend, a guide to the best shows across the city

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA

At a time of revolution in digital technologies, when making extraordinary images has never been technically easier, painting persists. Jennifer Higgie asked eight artists to share their thoughts on the whys and wherefores of figurative painting

Blum & Poe, Los Angeles