Features
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
How Julian Trevelyan made an art of everyday life
The British artist was a key figure in the social research movement known as Mass Observation
Berthe Morisot comes into her own
A landmark exhibition puts the painter back where she belongs – at the heart of the Impressionist movement
Acquisitions of the month: August/September 2018
A Cubist collage and a portrait of Dylan Thomas are among the top works acquired by public collections recently
What the art of Armenia can tell us about a place and its people
The Met’s exhibition helps us understand a region that has always been hard to define, but there are many other stories to be told
The utopian visions of Geta Brătescu
An exhibition in Berlin has turned into a fitting tribute to the late artist and her inspiring attitude towards the world
Seeing London through Frank Auerbach’s eyes