The Art Institute attempts to heal old wounds with upcoming exhibitions

An uncritical, adoring treatment of the artist has not served him well

The refurbished and extended Ludwig Museum has opened, with hundreds of Picassos on display and a colour-coded system for requesting sponsorship

But only with continued funding from cosmetics tycoon Ronald Lauder

The passing of the greatest German symbolist is commemorated

Kiki Smith responds to recent attacks on her work by Met director Philippe de Montebello

Rosemarie Trockel, Andreas Gursky and Stephen Balkenhol all show new work

The State Paintings Collection has opened in Berlin’s Kulturforum

Edinburgh buys central panel, but the wings may have escaped

He died aged 87

Austrian industrialist Joseph Froehlich is loaning major works of German and American art to the museum while Friends of the Tate contribute several new gifts

Will this reappraisal change the artist’s critical fortunes in America?

Thirty-eight works impounded while court searches for a reliable expert

Currently at the Munich Kunsthalle, the exhibition will next move to the Edinburgh National Gallery of Modern Art

The buy was demonstrative of the gallery's commitment to acquiring works from that period

The works will be displayed at the Palazzo delle Stelline before coming to rest in the Kunsthalle Bremen