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Fungal culture – from Borough Market to ancient Egypt

Mushroom installation at V&A

Museum-grown mushrooms come to market in London – while in Boston, Egyptian artefacts have been harvested for ancient yeast

‘All viewers are equal – no one is told how to see’ – at the Menil Drawing Institute

The Menil Drawing Institute at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, designed by Johnston Marklee

The latest addition to the Menil’s ‘neighbourhood of art’ in Houston offers an expanded vision of what drawing means

Ai Weiwei sends researchers to document Hong Kong protests

Ai Weiwei, photographed in Mexico City in 2019.

Art news daily: 9 August

Second coming – a Stone Roses guitarist turns to painting

The Dust That Turns in Sunbeams (2019), John Squire.

John Squire has had a second coming, of sorts – his oil paintings will go on show next month at Newport Street Gallery

Acquisitions of the month: July 2019

Clevedon Bandstand (1964), Peter Lanyon.

One of Peter Lanyon’s last works and a rare print by Rembrandt are among this month’s highlights

Peak practice – the art of building pyramids in ancient Egypt

The pyramids in the Saqqara necropolis, with the Pyramid of Unas in the foreground and the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the background.

Looking beyond the pyramids at Giza, royal tomb design was a more varied affair than we sometimes realise

Venice will reroute cruise ships away from city centre

A cruise ship passes close to the church San Giorgio Maggiore, in Venice on 26 September 2014.

Art news daily: 8 August

Out of the ordinary – Lois Dodd’s keen eye for the everyday

Night House with Lit Window (2012), Lois Dodd.

From seaside Maine to the streets of Manhattan, Dodd’s paintings depict the world around her

Europol sting recovers 18,000 stolen artefacts

Europol announced 75 arrests and the recovery of over 3,500 stolen works of art and cultural goods as part of 'Operation Pandora'.

Art news daily: 7 August

Organisers close exhibition in Aichi Triennale, citing terrorist threats

Installation view of Kim Seo-kyung and Kim Eun-sung’s Statue of a Girl of Peace (2011) at the Aichi Triennale 2019 in Nagoya.

Art news daily: 6 August

An unlikely couple? Lucian Freud and Jack B. Yeats, reviewed

The Two Travellers (1942; detail), Jack B. Yeats.

It may sound like an implausible pairing – but this exhibition on the two painters succeeds by not making forced connections

Heavenly bodies – a monumental study of an early Byzantine masterpiece

Panel showing the soldier martyrs Basiliskos and Priskos in the Rotunda (Church of St George), Thessaloniki, built between 305-11; mosaics from the 5th or 6th century.

The mosaics of the Rotunda at Thessaloniki can be seen more clearly than ever before in this essential book about the building

UK government places export bar on Turner’s ‘Dark Rigi’

The Dark Rigi: The Lake of Lucerne, Showing the Rigi at Sunrise (1842), J.M.W. Turner.

Art news daily: 5 August

In defence of the catalogue raisonné

Amedeo Modigliani's Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) at Sotheby's Hong Kong in April 2018.

With the art market crying out for definitive catalogues, a new international association has been launched to support their production

The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Simon Denny

Simon Denny

The Berlin-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his latest project exploring data and resource mining

‘Wood suits me, I’m a Saxon!’ – an interview with David Nash

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Ash Dome (1977–ongoing), David Nash.

The British sculptor has spent decades producing work from his sylvan surroundings. He discusses how it all began

UK government proposes creating tax-free zones after leaving the EU

Liz Truss, the UK International Trade Secretary outside 10 Downing Street. Photo: Getty/Chris J Ratcliffe

Art news daily: 2 August

The titanic Tina Turner that’s heading for Margate

A vast inflatable sculpture of Tina Turner’s head is about to be installed in Margate. Want to know why?

It’s an enchanting thought – but did Titian have a hand in the Wellington Orpheus?

Orpheus Enchanting the Animals (16th century), attributed to Titian’s workshop.

The newly restored painting at Apsley House was probably executed by an artist on the margins of the master’s workshop

Painting at Apsley House reattributed to Titian’s workshop

Orpheus Enchanting the Animals (16th century), attributed to Titian’s workshop.

Art news daily: 1 August

Seeing is not believing in the art of Jacqueline Humphries

Installation view of ‘Jacqueline Humphries’ at the Dan Flavin Art Institute, Bridgehampton, New York. On the right hangs Painting (2019).

The artist’s mysterious glowing sculptures invite viewers to wonder what they actually are

Fog, lights and Lego – Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, reviewed

Your uncertain shadow (colour) (2010), Olafur Eliasson. Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Vienna.

The artist and climate activist’s installations have changed our perceptions of what art can be

On the seashore – beachside art around the world

Installation view of ANOTHER TIME by Antony Gormley at Turner Contemporary, Margate, 2017.

From Barcelona to Venice Beach – with summer in full swing, Apollo rounds up some notable examples of art on the beach

Karsten Schubert (1961–2019)

Karsten Schubert photographed by Helen Taylor, October 1990

Art news daily: 31 July