Two hundred years after the painter’s death, his work still has the power to shock and his life remains shrouded in mystery
After the demolition of some of Chicago’s best architecture, what lies in store for postmodernist landmark the James R. Thompson Center now that Google owns it?
A miniature copy of the Apollo Belvedere and a Mesoamerican jade statuette are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
What constitutes a delicacy has changed over the centuries, but dining on camel is still a rare luxury
William Theiss takes a close look at the pocket-sized sculptures that 15th-century pilgrims thought perfect for private reverie
The painter’s final months in the care of Dr Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, a physician as interested in art as he was in medicine, were an extraordinarily productive period
Diane Wolfthal discusses the dizzying visions of heaven and hell to be found in a medieval prayer book at the Morgan Library
With Paris preparing to play host, Neom remaining elusive and London landmarks undergoing major changes, 2024 will be nothing if not interesting
A briny, brawny late work by Maine’s favourite modernist finds strength in stoic silence
Notre Dame is to reopen, the Frick Collection is returning to Fifth Avenue and Scotland celebrates a pair of new or improved institutions
The marking of two seminal movements and a year-long celebration of Caspar David Friedrich combine scholarly heft with popular appeal
Yoko Ono and Sophie Calle are the subject of major retrospectives while museums also have more material concerns
Daniel Arsham has distilled centuries of history into his design for a bottle for Moët & Chandon’s new cuvée
Christine Sciacca of the Walters Art Museum explains how a processional icon of surprisingly modern design was made and what it means
New features by Steve McQueen, Kelly Reichardt and Joshua Oppenheimer will give art lovers plenty to get excited about
The festive bird has often been served up by artists and writers including J.M.W. Turner and Charles Dickens
The Mayfair institution contains scores of paintings of dogs who had jobs and some rather more pampered pets
The Pop sculptor shot to fame in the 1960s, but her determination not to be pigeonholed confounded many critics
Poster art has become a crucial part of the experience provided by more creative eateries
Far from being a toy, the Uppark doll’s house was designed as an instruction manual in three-dimensional form
A terracotta relief by Donatello and a vanishingly rare set of 16th-century silverware are among this month’s highlights
The Japanese artist is the latest to take on the prestigious commission to design the vineyard's label, it was announced today
The flurry of exhibitions focusing on women artists is very welcome – as long as they avoid reinforcing tired old narratives
Apollo’s wine columnist tasted many excellent wines this year, but half a dozen were outstanding
