Man about town – around modern London with Ian Nairn
A reissue of the architectural critic’s guide to new buildings in the capital is just as fresh as it was 60 years ago
A reissue of the architectural critic’s guide to new buildings in the capital is just as fresh as it was 60 years ago
Cause and effect is hard to pin down, but a certain type of celebrity association does seem to affect the value of a work of art
From the November 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. The twin brush arts of calligraphy and painting first developed in China during the long Period of Disunion, after the fall of the Han empire in 220. Improvements in the manufacture of brushes and silk and, from around 1000, the development of paper as a […]
There’s more to art than subject matter – and it’s almost impossible to find anything shameful about a style
Poster art has become a crucial part of the experience provided by more creative eateries
The new art, film and photography galleries at the Imperial War Museum contain many welcome surprises
The return of the event shows that the capital remains a global hub for the market
Hettie Judah stops her ears to the endless chatter to find a painter whose work is full of flaws and self-doubt – and all the better for it
The founders of the firm Nason Moretti revolutionised the making of glass without compromising on its quality
At the Steirischer Herbst festival in Graz, the spectre of nationalism and anxiety about borders haunted this year’s programme
The country is keen to rebrand by promoting its art and architecture – and the modernist buildings of its capital Tashkent are part of the plan
A 30m-long painting presents the Kiangxi Emperor touring southern China, says Clarissa von Spee of the Cleveland Museum of Art
A vineyard-meets-sculpture park in Franciacorta makes wine truly a multisensory affair
The artist’s playful and delicate works, often painted on book jackets, conceal a serious interest in animals, absurdity and art history
Among the collector’s many objects is one of the most important holdings of antique textiles in private hands
This long overdue retrospective shows that there was very little Nicolas de Staël coudn’t do as a painter
Patricia Butler’s account of 300 years of botanical drawings from Ireland is both a history of art and a history of science
The different approaches of the two great friends and rivals form a thrilling contrast when seen side by side
The Ashmolean’s new show vividly demonstrates how strong colours became a mainstay of 19th-century art