Laura Cumming: best art of 2016

Portraits woke up, the tiny Goldfinch flew in, the Switch House switched on, and junk art triumphed

• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full

Robert Rauschenberg review – six sensational decades of work finally reveal the man in full

Tate Modern, London
Driven by an insatiable curiosity, the groundbreaking artist took the triumphs and wreckage of American life and turned them into art – and this brilliant show captures his extraordinary range

We need to remove the mask of history from female artists

Madrid’s Prado gallery has finally, after 200 years, put on its first show devoted to a female painter, Clara Peeters. We need far more like it, to understand the greatness of women working under heavy patriarchies

Buying Red Hot Chili Peppers concert tickets online is right solution!

Positive features of internet purchasing Internet shopping today acquired an ordinary, everyday character and is not something extraordinary, even in small towns and villages for a long time. What are the main benefits of it? 1. The convenience of shopping from remote locations. If you are permanently or periodically reside far from the big cities … Read more

Art Basel and Art Week are transformative events that take Miami to a different level

Miami Beach hosts the world’s largest Art Fair – Art Basel.  Miami Beach, December 1 – 4, 2016 In the American art show, 269 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa show significant works from the masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well the new generation of emerging stars. Paintings, sculptures, … Read more

New Jeff Koons sculpture is tribute to victims of Paris attacks

Bouquet of Tulips, currently being built, is to be installed on the plaza outside the Museum of Modern Art next year