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February 2016
This February, Apollo features articles on Egyptian funeral objects, the socially minded art of Vik Muniz, and the history of smashing statues. Susan Moore talks to British art dealer Kasmin about his collection of antiquities, and William Parente tells Christopher Turner about the new gallery for the Portland Collection at Welbeck Abbey. Plus: Gavin Stamp on London’s blue plaques and Emma Crichton-Miller on the market for ancient armour. Preview the issue below.
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Liliane Lijn | Picasso | Mughal painting | Impressionism
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Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
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Museum of West African Art | Jeremy Frey | Ed Ruscha
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Napoleon Bonaparte | Caspar David Friedrich | the Impressionists
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