The Best of 2021: Our Top 10 Exhibitions Around the World

This year we had to particularly lean on our contributor network to get a sense of what was happening around the world in terms of art exhibitions. We don’t have the breadth that we have typically had in previous years because of travel restrictions and lockdowns, but as is our habit, we have the depth. We have done some considered looking and writing about these exhibitions and make this list not only to discuss what is the “best” in terms of chart toppers around the world, but, more pointedly, what we found to be worth thinking about and discussing and taking to heart. —Seph Rodney, Senior Critic