THROUGH MARCH 16
AMSTERDAM
“W. Eugene Smith — More RealThan Reality’’: One of the most admired of photojournalists, Smith pioneered the photo essay. This comprehensive overview of his career at the Amsterdam Photography Museum includes six celebrated examples of Smith’s work in the genre: “Country Doctor,’’ “Nurse Midwife,’’ “A Man of Mercy,’’ “Spanish Village,’’ and “Minamata.’’ Keizersgracht 609, 011-31-20-551-6500, www.foam.nl
THROUGH APRIL 25
LONDON
“Gabriel Orozco’’: Tate Modern highlights the work of one of Mexico’s greatest contemporary artists. This career survey features his sculpture and his photography, both demonstrating Orozco’s ongoing interest in everyday objects, transitory moments, and game playing. Bankside, 011-44-20-7887-8888, www.tate.org.uk/modern
FEB. 12-MAY 5
WASHINGTON
“David Smith Invents’’: More than just the leading American sculptor during the middle decades of the last century, Smith also painted, drew, and photographed. This Phillips Collection show, which has seven Smith sculptures as its centerpiece, also includes examples of his painting, drawing, and photographs. 1600 21st St., NW, 202-387-2151, www.phillipscollection.org
FEB. 19-MAY 8
SAN FRANCISCO
“Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico’’: The Olmec civilization dominated south-central Mexico from 1500-400 BC, before the Aztecs. Its best-known cultural artifacts are giant human heads sculpted from boulders. This de Young Museum survey of Olmec culture includes examples of these heads, carved thrones and columns, and such smaller items as vessels and masks. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, 415-750-3600, deyoung.famsf.org
FEB. 27-MAY 30
CHICAGO
“Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France’’: This Art Institute of Chicago exhibition brings together a wide and sumptuous array of precious objects — altarpieces, tapestries, manuscripts, sculpture, goldwork, stained glass, medallions — to convey the visual and artistic richness of France in the early 16th century. 111 South Michigan Ave., 312-443-3600, www.artic.edu/aic
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APRIL 18-JULY 18
“Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus’’: The great Baroque master of spirituality painted Jesus several times. This Louvre exhibition, which will travel to Philadelphia and Detroit later this year, features eight paintings of Christ, along with 50 other related paintings, prints, and drawings by Rembrandt and his contemporaries. 36 Rue du Louvre, 011-33-01-40-20-53-17, www.louvre.fr
MARK FEENEY
Events can be canceled, rescheduled, or sold out; check online. Mark Feeney can be reached at mfeeney@globe.com.
