Kevin Dumouchelle of the National Museum of African Art explains what a fearsome 19th-century ceremonial mask meant to its makers in Côte d’Ivoire
The Paris event celebrating art from around the world returns this autumn with a new focus on modern and contemporary work
Plus: open letter criticises Chinese interference in French museums, and Las Vegas is to get an art museum
A Madonna of the Cherries by Quentin Metsys and a very rare sketchbook by Caspar David Friedrich are among the most important works to have entered public collections in the last month
Undeterred by a security tag on her ankle, the convicted con artist is taking to the small screen for Dancing with the Stars
The two years the artist spent in Arles and Saint-Rémy in the south of France are the focus of this exhibition at the National Gallery in London
The first exhibition of de Vlaminck’s work in Germany since his death in 1958 demonstrates his remarkable knack for intensely colourful landscapes
The rich visual history of gameboards since the mid 18th century is celebrated in this show, which also highlights how abstract art influenced game design
An exhibition in Washington, D.C. displays 130 works by the leading lights of Impressionism, and zooms in on how photography shaped the movement
The Puerto Rican curator, writer and director of a New York public art programme tells Apollo about the creative potential of cuteness
The co-founders of Ishkar tell Apollo about collaborating with artisans in conflict zones to keep heritage craft skills alive
The social historian who bought the David Parr House in Cambridge finds herself drawn to fantastical interiors in unexpected settings
Recent conservation efforts have led to new discoveries of stunning interiors and wall paintings that also tell us more about everyday life in the city
When it comes to conjuring the uncanny atmosphere and impossible logic of dreams, the Czech film-maker has few equals
The Japanese architect talks to Apollo about creating a new cultural hub in a small fishing village on the Tango Peninsula
The Mexican artist and designer tells Apollo how he developed a creative new use for heritage corn, which feeds people and provides material for his furniture designs
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