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Making up for the past – the artists filling in the blanks in our collective memory
How artists such Michael Rakowitz, Kader Attia and Hew Locke are picking up where official narratives leave off
Pairing Chinese calligraphy with performance art in the Chianti Valley
A display of ink painting in action launched Tuscan wine country’s annual art event
Acquisitions of the month: June 2019
Chippendale furniture and early photographs of the Caribbean are among this month’s highlights
The ‘very singular’ Félix Vallotton is finally given his due
Long eclipsed by his fellow Nabis artists Bonnard and Vuillard, this Swiss painter and printmaker produced brilliant and unsettling work
A studio of one’s own – Britain’s first women artists
How to succeed as a woman painter in 17th-century England? A supportive husband, royal patronage and mentorship from Van Dyck certainly helped
The Apollo summer party, in pictures
Leading lights from the art and museum worlds turned out on Monday night for Apollo’s annual summer party
Crater glory – how artists have responded to Earth’s nearest neighbour
From Friedrich Nerly to Robert Rauschenberg – artistic fascination with the moon has never waned
Class act – a new look for Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art
From Assyrian carvings to contemporary African art, the museum’s wide-ranging collection has a recently expanded home
Who’s going to shell out for this monumental crab?
‘Truly grotesque’ it may be, but the export bar placed on this characterful Victorian ceramic reflects its importance as a work of art
What not to miss at London Art Week
Highlights of this year’s event include a long-lost tapestry commissioned by Charles I and dozens of drawings by Adolph von Menzel
Pawn stars – famous chess sets in art and history
With a rediscovered Lewis chessman coming up for auction in July, Apollo takes a look at other great sets of the noble game
From infant prodigy to infatuated old man – the many guises of Merlin
The mythical figure has taken many forms over the centuries, some more dignified than others
Midcentury unmodern – how antique furnishings fell out of fashion
In the October 1945 issue of Apollo, readers ‘of moderate means’ were advised to invest in brown furniture – an unpopular but economical choice
‘The Hittites lived in interesting times’ – art after the end of civilisation
A show at the Louvre explores the rise, fall and what remains of the ancient Hittite empire
‘I am one and the same person’ – Georg Baselitz looks back at a life in art
An exhibition at the Accademia in Venice explores the link between the artist’s past and present work – as well as the influence of Old Masters
Acquisitions of the month: May 2019
A mosaic of feathers from Mexico and a collection of classical gemstones are among this month’s highlights
Runway successes – the appeal of fashion exhibitions in museums
Celebrations of costumes and couture are more popular than ever, but is there more to these shows than spectacle?
Retrospectives are no longer just for artists – galleries are getting in on the game
A show exploring the legacy of Drew Gallery Projects in Canterbury is part of a wider recent trend
Can reconstructing historic collections give us the wrong idea about the past?
Reuniting objects that belonged to important collectors can be a visual treat, but there are some intellectual traps to be avoided
On the trail of Maria Lai in Sardinia
The folklore and customs of her island home provided rich material for the artist to spin her own yarns
Politics, performance and porcelain – at the Venice Biennale and beyond
Themes of exile and migration thread their way through the works in the main exhibition, national pavilions, and elsewhere
Acquisitions of the month: April 2019
Paintings, prints and a vast video panorama – the best works of art to enter public collections recently
Behind the curtain – it’s time William Larkin finally got his due
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the great English court painter, long known only as the ‘Curtain Master’
The legacy of Alberto Burri burns bright – at home in Umbria, and in Venice
Some 50 works by the enigmatic artist have travelled from his hometown to Venice this summer
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