Reviews

At Kiasma, Helsinki, a group exhibition weaves the strands of contemporary life’s omnipresent anxieties into a complex and intriguing fabric

A recent survey at The Polygon, Vancouver, showcases the painter’s varied practice in photography 

At Grimm, New York, the Peruvian artist presents a body of work that asks us to defang our baleful understandings of ghosts

At CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, the artist’s wooden works commemorate the links between the region’s wine industry and its colonial history

This year's iteration of the international exhibition is impressively global in its curatorial reach but the impact of some works diminishes in cross-cultural adaptation

The painter's institutional debut at the Dallas Museum of Art relies on biblical references to soften the distinctions between the spheres of creation

At MONITOR, Lisbon, the artist's series of experimental paintings mix historic events, current affairs and personal memories

At Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, the artist presents a video that addresses the issue of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa

A characteristically understated exhibition at The Modern Institute uses light and domestic materials to allude to inimical forces at play in the home

At SculptureCenter, New York, the artist’s new, K-Pop inspired, video sees revolution as an illness

At Sprüth Magers in London, the artist’s robotic snake is a harbinger of destruction and regeneration

The artist’s solo show at London’s Ginny on Frederick creates a complex confrontation with fragmented, sexualized humanity

From Paula Rego’s unflinching women to Ellen Harvey’s mournful, forgotten buildings, these are the best institutional shows in the UK

At MO_Space, Taguig, two artists project materiality through contrasting approaches to painting

At Kicken Berlin the artist's work explores what it meant to be a woman in the German Democratic Republic

Capturing moments of stillness and anticipation, at Workplace, London, the artist uses layers of stippled colours to conjure never-ending narratives

From a survey of Zarina’s five-decade career to Ficre Ghebreyesus’s display of ethereal paintings, these are the best exhibitions of the year

The artist’s portraits of Chinese expats at London’s Massimo De Carlo make for dissonant viewing 

At Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago, the artist presents nine, large-scale portraits of Black figures that recall Gustav Klimt’s symbolist paintings

The artist’s installation, on view at the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, draws from the legacy of the permaculture movement and the lessons of Flint