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In the Eye of the Collector

‘Désirs et Volupté’, a selection of Victorian art from the Pérez Simón collection at the Musée Jacquemart-André, won’t be to everyone’s taste

Fresh Air

New galleries continue to open in the east of London, despite rueful talk of the area’s artistic demise

Alternative OZ

The ‘Larrikins’, counter-culture and psychedelic Smartiples: an alternative look at Australian art in London

Small Wonders: The Ditchling Museum

Hilary Williams, director of the Ditchling Museum, talks to Apollo on the eve of its public reopening

Book Competition

This month’s book competition offers you the chance to win the ‘Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia’ exhibition catalogue, edited by Ian Collins

Imperfect Importance: Laura Knight

Laura Knight is undoubtedly an important figure in British art and history; she’s just not a particularly inspiring painter

Dealer’s Choice: Alma Luxembourg

Alma Luxembourg of Luxembourg & Dayan speaks to Apollo about art, the market and the dealer’s life

Rejected Riches: Avenue House

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The sale of Sir Albert Richardson’s collection is a loss for the nation that could and should have been averted

Controversy by Design

It may be a publicity stunt, but the V&A’s controversial acquisition of the ‘Liberator’ 3D printed gun says a lot about our ambivalent relationship to new technologies

Flesh over Bone

Francis Bacon wins the latest bout between artistic heavyweights, against Henry Moore at the Ashmolean

Deserted Halls of Commerce

The proliferation of ‘mega spaces’ in London looks set to continue, and it leaves too many smaller galleries struggling to keep their footing

On the Outskirts: Lowry at Tate

Tate’s long-awaited exhibition makes an ambitious but confused attempt to bring Lowry in from the cold

First Look: Canterbury and St Albans

Kristen Collins and Jeffrey Weaver introduce an exhibition of English Romanesque art which opens at the Getty on Friday

Revolutionary Richmond?

The view from Richmond Hill has changed little since Turner brought landscape out from the background of British painting

Subscription Offer: Paolozzi in Apollo

‘Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture’ at Pallant House is reviewed in Apollo this month. Subscribe to receive a free copy of the accompanying book

20/21 British Art Fair

Roisin Astell speaks with some of this year’s exhibitors and bumps into Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood…

Trajectory

He may be more famous for his sculptural work, but Richard Serra’s etchings at the Alan Cristea Gallery carry their own weight.

Getty’s Images

Peter Crack on why a picture is worth a thousand words…

First Look: Masterpieces at the Sainsbury Centre

Curator Ian Collins introduces ‘Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia’, which opens on Saturday

Misadventures

‘Les aventures de la vérité’ is a good opportunity squandered at the hands of Bernard-Henri Lévy

Now Booking: Apollo/National Trust Event

Apollo and the National Trust present ‘Perspectives on the English Country House’

The Dark Side

Georg Baselitz’s powerful sculptures and paintings acquire a slick black gloss at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s Paris Pantin Space

Paper Tigers

The Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition promises great things, but too many works fail to deliver

Small Wonders: The Foundling Museum

Caro Howell, director of the Foundling Museum, speaks to Apollo