A new book on Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ memorial to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry sheds light on its legacy and shortcomings
An exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s fashion photography proves that he was at his best focusing on the nude
Enter before 11 October for a chance to win ‘Modern British Furniture: Design Since 1945’ by Lesley Jackson
‘Maybe it’s perfectly legitimate that they are here because Bob Dylan painted them…’ Why are musicians so popular with major art galleries?
Leonora Carrington may be a ‘literary painter’ and a surrealist storyteller, but we should not forget the formal qualities that underpin her best work
Helene Alexander, director and founder of The Fan Museum, talks to Apollo about the unique collection and its personal significance
Curators are not ‘pirates who’ve taken over the ship’ and Waldemar Januszczak should know it
Tim Clark, curator of ‘Shunga: Sex and Pleasure’ at the British Museum, speaks to Apollo
Six shortlisted artists have cooked up their plans for London’s Fourth Plinth
Carefully staged celebrity portraits by Jonathan Yeo and Michael Peto are on display at the National Portrait Gallery
The mandrake screams when it is uprooted: Francis Upritchard’s strange uprooted outsiders seem to have given up the fight
The Musée d’Orsay’s exhibition of male nudes is almost a great show, but it misses a timely opportunity to explore homoerotic sentiment in art
Sketches made at the same time as Sunset at Montmajour (1888) reveal Van Gogh’s struggle to portray the landscape in the right light
An exhibition at the Bowes Museum proves that Laura Ashley’s influence lives on
An exhibition at the Frick Collection ostensibly celebrates David d’Angers’ monumental sculpture, but his small medallions steal the show
TEDxAlbertopolis promised to dispel the myth that science and art are divided. They clearly aren’t and arguably never have been
Richard Parry, curator of the Grundy Art Gallery, talks to Apollo about the Blackpool gallery’s collection
A new set of interactive digital displays has been unveiled at Tate Modern that seeks to create a ‘digital community within the building’
British Pop art is experiencing something of a resurgence in the UK. What makes it so appealing?
Anne Umland, curator of ‘Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938’ at MoMA speaks to Apollo
There’s history behind the V&A’s ‘Pearls’ exhibition, its partnership with the Qatar Museums Authority, and its aptly-named sponsor, Shell
Jordaens has languished in the shadow of Rubens and Van Dyck, but an exhibition at the Petit Palais brings the artist back into the spotlight
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Risen Again
A new Titian is a rare thing indeed; and it certainly looks good enough to be true