The iconoclasm of the Islamic State; highlights from TEFAF; the many sides of Paul Durand-Ruel; Britain’s top art school graduates; and the latest museum acquisitions
By mid September, the same show will have toured three cities, in three countries, and will have picked up three different titles along the way
The single-artist museum
The imbalance seems historically ingrained. But surely museums could do more to explain it
View Festival of Art History; the Christie’s purchase of Collectrium; Mark Scala on Telling Tales
And will traditional art industry divides persist online?
Digby Warde-Aldam explores what London has to offer, from contemporary abstract painting to Sargent’s most disquieting portraits
London’s love of Victorian art; Gavin Stamp on the Garden Bridge; Matilda Bathurst reports from the Whitworth Art Gallery
Hiroshi Sugimoto on fossils and photos; In praise of postcards; The unlikely success of Fig-2; Five highlights from the Wadsworth; Tàpies in focus
Curator Patricia Hickson selects some personal highlights
Previews from the new February issue: Is the golden age of art schools over? What can be done to protect cultural property in war zones? Does art still have a sense of mystery?
It’s not just Paolozzi’s mosaics that have come under threat in recent years. Is it time for a public catalogue of such items?
Though it may not be fashionable to say so, a feeling for mystery should be integral to how we look at art
David Ekserdjian discusses the recent announcement
From biplanes to drones, we look at the impact of the aerial viewpoint on modern and contemporary art. Plus, our round-up of this month’s major acquisitions
Surveilling surveillance…
BRAFA opens in Brussels; Theaster Gates wins the Artes Mundi Prize; art and craft at the NGCA
Rethinking artists’ copyright; an update from Amphipolis; and Limerick’s year of controversy and culture
In the January issue of Apollo, we asked a range of senior figures for their perspectives on copyright now
Mike Fitzpatrick salvaged the programme after its disastrous start, but what’s next for the city?
Cezanne goes digital; wit in museums; the perils of international museum franchises; and the Estorick’s public appeal
Maggi Hambling grapples with war, Jo Baer’s dream-like paintings and a rethinking of classical art
Pop art comes under examination in 2015, while Pallant House Gallery reappraises the work of Leon Underwood, David Jones and Walter Sickert
2015 is the year to see some exceptional Old Master drawings in the UK
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
The Week’s Muse: 7 March
The iconoclasm of the Islamic State; highlights from TEFAF; the many sides of Paul Durand-Ruel; Britain’s top art school graduates; and the latest museum acquisitions