Past Issue
May 2015
This May, Apollo previews the 56th edition of the Venice Biennale, and features articles on the new Whitney in New York, the Waddesdon bequest, and art collecting in Hong Kong. Christopher Turner talks to George Loudon about his collection of Victorian scientific objects, and Peter Doig tells Martin Gayford about how the past returns in his paintings. Plus: Gavin Stamp on Ödön Lecher and Emma Crichton-Miller on the market for Italian terracottas. Preview the issue below.
Inside this issue
Past issues
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
More from Apollo
The wild imagination of Maurice Sendak
The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality
In Turin, the world’s oldest Egyptian museum turns 200
Museums devoted solely to Egyptian antiquities are rare and Turin’s also tells the story of Italy’s long and complex relationship with the land of the pharaohs
The Mughal emperors who forged a new artistic tradition
At its peak, the Mughal empire brought together scholars and artists of different languages and faiths to create art fit for kings
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?
An Austrian museum is hosting a show by an unnamed artist – but perhaps this act of secrecy will help us see the work more clearly