Sculpture of a bison, around 10cm high, discovered at Zaraysk, Russia ©Sang Tan Feb 6, 2013

Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind, British Museum, London

Figures up to 40,000 years old reveal how early man saw and stylised the world around him and put art before practical concerns

David Hockney, 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy' (1971) Feb 3, 2013

Glam! The Performance of Style, Tate Liverpool

The 1970s were the decade that really saw the convergence of art, music, fashion and performance

Detail from Kurt Schwitters' painting 'Untitled’ (roofs of houses in Douglas, Isle of Man, 1941) Feb 1, 2013

Kurt Schwitters at Tate Britain

The German artist had a special rapport with Britain and his influence is still felt as a new exhibition of his work opens in London, writes Jackie Wullschlager

Sophia Loren (1955), by Chim ©Magnum Feb 1, 2013

Snapshot: Sophia Loren (1955), by Chim

Dawid Szymin’s images of the Spanish civil war and the birth of Israel, and his celebrity photography, are on show in New York

Detail from Candida Höfer's photograph 'Teatro Olimpico Vicenza II' ©Candida Höfer From FT MAGAZINE Feb 1, 2013

Candida Höfer

A new exhibition by the German photographer reveals the inner drama of some of the most spectacular buildings of the Italian Renaissance

©Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos Jan 30, 2013

New York photography auction

FT Seasonal Appeal in association with Christie’s: Event raises $250,000

Visniac Jan 30, 2013

Roman Vishniac Rediscovered, ICP, New York

A revelatory show shines new light on a photographer known above all for his images of doomed shtetl life

Sanja Ivekovi, Figure and ground 2005-2006, 8 photomontage magazine and newspaper clippings Jan 28, 2013

Sanja Ivekovic: Unknown Heroine, South London Gallery & Calvert 22, London

The Croatian artist’s stark and defiant work takes on state authority, the depiction of women and the rise of mass imagery

Carl Andre Jan 27, 2013

Carl Andre: Mass Matter, Turner Contemporary, Margate

By reducing sculpture to basic elements and re-orientating it, Andre redefined the possibilities of his medium

Detail of Roy Lichtenstein's ‘Blue Nude’ ©Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2 Peter Aspden Jan 25, 2013

Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

An upcoming retrospective will look beyond the pop artist’s famous early 1960s work to give a fuller picture of his career

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