Art news daily: 28 June
The artist’s depictions of black women and their experience are on show at Modern Art Oxford
The artist has been taking photographs of herself for more than 40 years – but we mustn’t think of the results as self-portraits
‘Truly grotesque’ it may be, but the export bar placed on this characterful Victorian ceramic reflects its importance as a work of art
From Franco-era crimes to the Anthropocene, images at PhotoEspaña 2019 tackle some powerful subjects
Boris Johnson makes model buses in his spare time, apparently
Highlights of this year’s event include a long-lost tapestry commissioned by Charles I and dozens of drawings by Adolph von Menzel
With a rediscovered Lewis chessman coming up for auction in July, Apollo takes a look at other great sets of the noble game
A small but dazzling display offers viewers in the UK a rare glimpse of a painter who fused Spanish and Flemish influences
A Romano-British mosaic, a rococo coffee pot, and Robert Rauschenberg are among the highlights of this year’s fair
The mythical figure has taken many forms over the centuries, some more dignified than others
Art news daily: 21 June
Call yourself a handbag designer, Jeff Koons? Leonardo beat you to it by 500 years
The DJ has curated an exhibition in Lisbon dedicated to the smiley logo – an image he has been collecting for decades
A new study of framing devices is illuminating, but devotes surprisingly little space to actual picture frames
The painter’s portraits may not be as ambiguous as this show in Berlin seems to suggest
In the October 1945 issue of Apollo, readers ‘of moderate means’ were advised to invest in brown furniture – an unpopular but economical choice
Modelled on the form of an Italianate palazzo, and adorned with trompe l’oeil polygons, this object is one of the earliest of its kind
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