The finest hours of Catherine of Cleves
Diane Wolfthal discusses the dizzying visions of heaven and hell to be found in a medieval prayer book at the Morgan Library
The week in art news – cyber-attack sends US museums offline
Plus: Poland withdraws its Biennale submission | swingeing cuts to UK arts budgets by local councils cuts continue | and Ian Wardropper to retire as Frick director
Unfolding the origins of an Ethiopian icon
Christine Sciacca of the Walters Art Museum explains how a processional icon of surprisingly modern design was made and what it means
Major leadership changes in Italian museums
Plus: the Academy of Arts in Berlin warns against violations of civil liberties in Germany and the Met returns 14 trafficked artefacts to Cambodia and Thailand
In the studio with… Agnieszka Pilat
The Polish artist who works with Elon Musk and takes her robot for walks believes in technology, but has other idols too
Four things to see: Christmas
From a festive snapshot to a paper angel, we’ve picked four objects that make up the perfect Christmas day
Four things to see: Civil Rights
From snapshots of Martin Luther King Jr. to a mural commemorating the Peterloo massacre, we look at four objects that speak of the long struggle for civil rights
Four things to see: art and nightlife
The seedier side of city life has captured the imaginations of artists throughout the decades
The week in art news – entire Documenta selection committee resigns
Plus: Russian artist Aleksandra Skochilenko jailed for seven years for anti-war protest, Joe Tilson (1928–2023), and B.N. Goswamy (1933–2023)
Four things to see: the Elizabethan era
The British monarch was no patron of the arts, but the political upheaval of her reign inspired many writers and artists
Four things to see: the Cold War
Artists of the period found inventive ways of responding to and confronting an atmosphere of fear and oppression
Art Jakarta is back and bigger than ever
The art fair is occupying a new venue this year with more exhibitors and large-scale projects that shine a light on art from Southeast Asia
Four things to see: documentary photography
Photographers have long used their medium to document pressing social issues and overlooked communities
Four things to see: the untold story of Pop art
Andy Warhol might get all the glory but there are many other artists associated with the movement whose work has been overshadowed or forgotten
Unscrolling China’s historic urban fabric
A 30m-long painting presents the Kiangxi Emperor touring southern China, says Clarissa von Spee of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Four things to see: a history of light
144 years after Thomas Edison’s light bulb changed the world forever, we take look at four illuminating works of art and objects
How Frans Hals made up for his slow start
The painter was no prodigy but, as Bart Cornelis of the National Gallery in London tells Apollo, he was soon making up for lost time with his bold brushwork
British Museum launches public appeal for the return of stolen objects
Plus: Buddha sculpture stolen from Bakarat Gallery, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco sues its architect, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Four things to see: rococo
Emerging in France in the 1720s, this new style gave artists free rein to be as over the top as they liked
Four things to see: the Autumn equinox
The end of summer might provoke sadness for some but the changing colours of the landscape have captivated artists for centuries
In the studio with… Claudette Johnson
The painter works on several pieces at a time with the occasional break to use her skipping rope
London Sculpture Week takes a community first approach
The second edition of the event aims to reach the widest possible audience with a programme of free events
Journey through South Africa’s architectural legacy at the Biennale Architettura 2023
The country’s national pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2023 explores how architecture has shaped social structures and communities
Wrestling with Michelangelo
Achim Gnann of the Albertina Museum gets to grips with sketches that show the artist embracing a dynamic new style
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