Sonic spheres and ‘phallic variations’ at Art Basel
Who said art fairs prefer ‘safer’ pieces? What to expect from Art Basel…
Winners and losers in the giddy melee of Art Basel Hong Kong
Key talking points and selfie-stops from this year’s fair, which was as much of a cultural melting pot as ever
Copying the classical: Interview with Salvatore Settis
Classical art is a hidden category of our contemporary culture
Classical and contemporary connections: Interview with Germano Celant
The Prada Foundation has no intention of being an ‘ego-museum’
‘Deliberate Clichés’: An Interview with Matthew Darbyshire
‘There’s nothing particularly radical or subversive in ridiculing the classical’. Matthew Darbyshire discusses art history, appropriation, contemporary clichés
National Treasure?
The Reith Lectures may have confirmed him as a national treasure, but Grayson Perry retains a sharp realist edge
Classical Romance
‘We can’t avoid the romance of that era’… Kevin Francis Gray discusses the influence of classical art on his own work at Pace Gallery
Photographer’s Bible
Philip-Lorca diCorcia strikes a serious note in ‘East of Eden’ at David Zwirner, London. His photographs have an uneasy eloquence
Same Old Story?
Frieze London and Frieze Masters form part of a wider curatorial trend: in Apollo’s October issue, James Cahill examines the juxtaposition of historical and contemporary art
12 Days: Highlights of 2015
Maggi Hambling grapples with war, Jo Baer’s dream-like paintings and a rethinking of classical art