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The man who created ‘dictator chic’
Charles Percier may not be a household name, but his Empire style sums up the Napoleonic era – and has had imitators ever since
TEFAF video: an unholy alliance – conflict or symbiosis?
Watch a TEFAF Talk about the relationship between museums and the art trade
More to cheese than meets the eye?
How Dutch meal still life paintings captured the great intellectual preoccupations of the 17th century
Beyond the Surface: Howard Hodgkin, 1932–2017
The celebrated painter Howard Hodgkin has died in London aged 84
Where to go when you leave TEFAF Maastricht
If you’re visiting the fair, why not expand your horizons and head to these nearby art events, too?
Are things looking up for women in the arts?
Women artists have long been underrepresented on the world stage. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate some notable recent attempts at change
Gustav Metzger (1926–2017)
Once described as the ‘conscience of the art world’, Metzger believed in the responsibility of artists to inspire revolutionary social change
Acquisitions of the month: February 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a late medieval altarpiece panel, to 62 works of art by contemporary African American artists
Ten art events to get to in March
This month’s exhibition highlights include a major Rodin centenary exhibition and the National Gallery’s pairing of Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo
‘He helped set the standard for Apollo’
Tancred Borenius (1885–1948), one of Apollo’s earliest contributors, is remembered for his significant contribution to art history and criticism
‘The Plaza de Bolívar has become a canvas and protesters the artists’
The Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá is the beating heart of Colombia, a place where protesters and artists (including Doris Salcedo) routinely gather
What the sale of the Czartoryski collection says about Poland today
The Czartoryski family owned one of the greatest art collections in Poland. Why have they sold it to the Polish state?
Striking attitudes on the sides of ancient Greek vases
What does the style and subjects of the artist known as the ‘Berlin Painter’ tell us about vase-painting in 5th-century Athens?
A look back at the beautifully inventive art of the Mamluks
The artistic achievements of the Mamluks rival those of the Renaissance, argued Mahonri Sharp Young in a 1981 issue of Apollo
Why Désiré Feuerle displays his art in a Berlin bunker
Désiré Feuerle talks to Apollo about his collection of Asian and contemporary art and its unusual underground home
The bookish side of Parisian art
In Paris the art world and the book world frequently overlap. Here are some of the most interesting initiatives across the capital
Acquisitions of the month: January 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a Czech Surrealist masterpiece, to a collection of 800 rare Japanese prints
Nine art events to get to in February
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
The pull of Hockney’s pool paintings
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
Are artists’ estates too protective of artists’ reputations?
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist’s life and work?
How should museums respond to art smuggling scandals?
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item’s provenance into doubt?
‘We have always been an avant-garde museum’
How do you maintain a museum’s experimental spirit, while putting the permanent collection centre-stage?
The light and shade of Charles III of Spain
Three shows in Madrid bring out the contradictions of Charles III, an enlightened ruler who could not resist the trappings of monarchy
There’s much more to St Louis than the memory of the World’s Fair
The city’s museums are flourishing, with top exhibitions – including a major Medardo Rosso show
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