Auction highlights – is there life in the Old Masters yet?
New York’s January sales boast an impressive line-up, including a gruesome painting by Rubens and a lost portrait by Bronzino
Auction highlights – what makes a Titian a Titian?
London’s Old Master sales this month include a version of a great ‘poesie’ painting – though questions have been raised about its attribution
Auction highlights – what Hong Kong is bringing to the table this month
As New York takes stock of a whirlwind season, attention turns to marquee sales in Asia
Auction highlights – Christie’s first billion-dollar sale
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to be the first to break the $1bn barrier next week – though it is unlikely to be the last
Tadesse Mesfin’s beaming visions of Ethiopia are pure joy
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
Around the galleries – Asian Art in London, plus other highlights
This bumper edition of the annual event continues to demonstrate the capital’s strength in this field
The instant appeal of William Kentridge’s slow art
A journey through four decades of the South African artist’s works reveals the steady evolution of his talent
Auction highlights – Mary Cassatt gives a star turn in New York
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie’s this week
Frieze week highlights: petrol-can pastiches and chopped-up Shostakovich
Romuald Hazoumè’s latest ‘masques bidons’ focus on global figures whose ‘masks’ were stripped off by the revelations of the Panama and Pandora Papers – plus more shows not to miss this year
Auction highlights – an Al Thani treasure trove comes up for sale in Paris
The first of Apollo’s new, fortnightly auction previews looks at Sotheby’s sale of objects from one of Paris’s most colourful private mansions
Around the galleries – Art Basel lands in Paris, plus other highlights
With its first excursion to the French capital, Art Basel has stolen FIAC’s slot in the autumn calendar, and perhaps its thunder
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Sutima Sucharitakul
The founder of Nova Contemporary, one of Bangkok’s leading art galleries, discusses her mission to bring Thai artists international acclaim
Around the galleries – the ‘grand exhibition of Italian art’ returns to Florence
The Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze remains rooted in tradition – but it welcomes some modern sensibilities this year, too
Around the galleries – London Art Week takes a musical turn, plus other highlights
The dealers of Mayfair and St James’s have banded together with the Philharmonia Orchestra for a special series of concerts this year
Around the galleries – BRAFA lights up Brussels, plus other highlights
Despite its position in this summer’s packed calendar, the Belgian art fair is confident in its unique offering
‘An elegy to a disappearing planet’ – Katie Paterson in Edinburgh, reviewed
Over the course of an almost a decade, the Scottish artist has gathered and crushed ancient geological specimens to create a work of real conceptual power
Around the galleries – Frieze hits New York, plus other highlights
A more local, intimate Frieze returns to the Shed – and Apollo picks out four of the best shows at London Gallery Weekend
Around the galleries – a tour of Geneva’s Old Town, plus other highlights
The convivial event offers visitors the chance to roam the medieval streets of the Swiss capital in search of art ancient and modern
Will the new Burrell Collection give Glasgow global reach?
After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
ARCO Madrid makes the most of having the stage to itself
While most art fairs have been postponed, the Spanish stalwart is celebrating its 40th birthday in style
The museum openings not to miss in 2022
The new-look Musée de Cluny and the Burrell Collection reopen, while there are also treats in store for fans of Bob Dylan and Serge Gainsbourg
Winter is here – but so is London Art Week
The galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are full of surprises and delights that should brighten up December
Fine Arts Paris remains an intimate affair
The fair is determined to keep growing, but not at the expense of the boutique atmosphere that sets it apart
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Digital Benin opens a new chapter in the restitution saga
The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive