Samuel Reilly is a freelance writer in Edinburgh and a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews.
As New York takes stock of a whirlwind season, attention turns to marquee sales in Asia
The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive
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
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
This bumper edition of the annual event continues to demonstrate the capital’s strength in this field
A journey through four decades of the South African artist’s works reveals the steady evolution of his talent
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie's this week
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
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
With its first excursion to the French capital, Art Basel has stolen FIAC’s slot in the autumn calendar, and perhaps its thunder