Past Issue
March 2015
This March, Apollo previews TEFAF Maastricht, and features articles on Louis XIV’s cultural legacy, Irish art in US collections, and the tradition of depicting trompe l’oeil curtains in painting. Susan Moore meets Jan Six X; Jon Day talks to Richard Long; and Louise Nicholson talks to Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson about the evolution of their post-war American art holdings. Plus, Gavin Stamp on humour in architecture, and Emma Crichton-Miller on the market for Persian rugs. Preview the issue below.
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December 2024
Rachel Ruysch | What museums think about climate protests | Apollo Awards 2024
November 2024
Japanese art at the MFA Boston | Christian Marclay | collecting haute couture
October 2024
Liliane Lijn | Picasso | Mughal painting | Impressionism
September 2024
Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
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