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Piecing together the untold story of Ida O’Keeffe
An exhibition in Dallas places the spotlight on the life and art of Georgia O’Keeffe’s younger sister
Acquisitions of the month: December 2018
A Midwestern epic painting and minimalist marvels were among the top works to enter museum collections last month
Beyond the blockbusters – five more shows to catch in 2019
Highlights include a celebration of Cosimo de’ Medici at the Uffizi and ceramics from Africa at the Design Museum in Munich
Where next for virtual reality art?
Some seem beguiled by VR technology but others are using it to confront our faith in digital progress
The major art anniversaries to look out for in 2019
From Leonardo to the Prado, and from the Bauhaus to the birth of John Ruskin, 2019 is full of significant anniversaries
Arty films and books to watch out for in 2019
From a Van Gogh biopic to a novel about Lee Miller, the books and films with an art-historical twist coming up in the next few months
Biennials not to miss in 2019
Venice, the oldest and biggest biennale of all, returns in 2019, but there’s a plethora of other events to look forward to
Bridges, skyscrapers and conservation battles – the year ahead in architecture
The major architectural events to look out for in 2019, from museums in Hollywood and Qatar to office buildings in London
The museum openings not to miss in 2019
The National Museum of Qatar and a centre for street art are among the institutions opening next year
Sweden’s greatest museum comes into its own
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm has a world-class collection and an international outlook to match
Modern art, with a Belgian flavour
Fernand Khnopff was among the most original artists of the fin-de-siècle – but his dreamlike images are unmistakably Belgian
How political is political art?
Many artists take themes such as migration, climate change, and human rights as their subjects, but what are they actually doing with them?
Acquisitions of the Month: November 2018
A major collection of Swiss art and an early Dutch genre painting are among this month’s top acquisitions
A tribute to Robert Morris (1931–2018)
The artist is remembered as a pioneer of Minimalism, but his legacy as an experimental performer is equally powerful
‘Art X Lagos is more like an arts festival than your average art fair’
The liveliness of the international art fair shows that the Nigerian arts scene is going from strength to strength
‘Shouldn’t David be in Florence?’ – on the Cast Courts at the V&A
The museum’s gallery of historic plaster casts – newly restored – has long inspired conflicting responses
The precocious potters of ancient Japan
During the Jomon period the Japanese archipelago was home to one of the prehistoric world’s most innovative societies
Acquisitions of the month: October 2018
Major Native American and contemporary Austrian art collections are among this month’s top museum acquisitions
How high-resolution photography is changing the way we look at art
Advances in digital imaging are revolutionising the study of art history
Pots, pans and pondering in Chardin’s domestic scenes
The 18th-century painter’s depictions of servants paused at work raise questions about the nature of attention
Seven Halloween horror films for art historians
From Nosferatu to the Scream franchise – Apollo’s editors select some arty horror movies
The sophisticated side of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Bruegel may have painted many peasants, but he was one of the most complex – and urbane – artists of his day
Anni Albers weaves her magic at Tate Modern
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
A game-changing expansion for the Glenstone Museum
The reopened museum in Maryland raises the bar for what we can expect from private collections
The many faces of Mary Magdalene