Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection

An important strength of the Hirshhorn Museum is its holdings in figurative art. Strange Bodies brings together some of the most praised and popular examples of figuration from the collection to show how expressionistic and surrealistic impulses toward human representation have evolved from the early and mid-twentieth century to recent decades.

Guido van der Werve (b. 1977, Papendrecht, The Netherlands, lives and works in Amsterdam) is a man of many talents and interests. An accomplished classical pianist, composer, and chess player, he studied industrial design, archeology, and Russian before focusing on fine art—first on painting, then performance work, and finally, film. To date he has completed ten short film works that he describes as "possible scenarios of imaginary realities."

Albert von Keller: Salons, Séancen, Secession

Albert von Keller (1844–1920), a Munich painter with Swiss roots, was a frequent participant in the Paris salon, from 1886 a member of Munich‘s Psychological Society, and, in 1892, a co-founder of the Munich Secession.

Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever to be staged in Australia. The exhibition is drawn from the holdings of the two largest collections of Dalí in the world: - the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí in Figueres, Spain; and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Preserving History, Making History: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

As part of celebrating the renovation and re-opening of the State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance, this exhibition tells the story of the Museum's history, its architecture, and its vital role as a community resource and partner.

Rauschenberg: Gluts features a selected group of approximately forty sculptures drawn from the holdings of institutions and private collections in the United States and abroad.

An exhibition of work by American artist Philip Guston (1913–1980) inaugurates an ongoing series of shows in the Tower Gallery focused on developments in art since 1970.

Directions—Walead Beshty: Legibility on Color Backgrounds

Los Angeles-based artist Walead Beshty creates photographs and sculptures that reconsider some of the fundamental premises of modern art.

Throughout the summer, the museum will present an installation and series of photographs by Simon Starling in its large sculpture gallery.

Drawn entirely from the extensive resources of the Metropolitan Museum, this exhibition presents the rich diversity of art created under China’s Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

After 1850, sensational images were to be found everywhere: in books and magazines, and newspapers and advertisements of every sort.

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston-Kyoto Sister City relationship at this vibrant exhibition focusing on contemporary ceramics and prints created by artists in Kyoto and the surrounding Kansai region.

Living Line: Selected Indian Drawings from the Subhash Kapoor Gift

This selection of master drawings represents the distillation of the finest works assembled over two generations of collecting by Subhash Kapoor and his late father, Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor.

Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) will be the first major, monographic exhibition to be devoted to the artist since the one also organised in the Casón del Buen Retiro by the Ministry of Science and Education in 1963.

Designed by the artist as a site-specific installation, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's exhibition presents art as a process that unfolds in time and space, dealing with ideas of transformation, expenditure of materials, and connectivity.

Dressed to Rule exhibits imperial robes of China from the Qing (pure and clear) Dynasty (1644-1911). Mostly drawn from the NGV Asian Art Collection, the exhibition features robes worn by the Qing Emperor of China and members of the imperial court as well as accessories, including undergarments made of bamboo beads and silk `lotus' shoes for bound feet.

Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988) has been widely celebrated for his influence on creative printmaking in Europe and North America.

The Kunsthaus Zürich will host a retrospective devoted to the work of Katharina Fritsch. The show will also include new pieces by the artist.

Visual artists have long been interested in the stage as an arena for experimentation, and their interdisciplinary collaborations have immeasurably enriched the history of modern art. Stage Pictures presents a selection of designs for dance, theater, and opera from MoMA's drawings collection.

Cold Mouth Prayer is a panoramic new painting, specially commissioned for Tate Modern’s Restaurant.