Apollo

Pitt peeve – why are Brad’s sculptures getting rave reviews?

Photo: Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

Rakewell takes umbrage with the idea that the Hollywood superstar’s sculptures are to be taken seriously as art

The week in art news – lights out early at the Louvre

Photo: Chesnot/Getty Image

Plus: Dimitrios Pandermalis (1940–2022) | and the Prado investigates its holdings for works seized during the Spanish Civil War

Alexandria: Past Futures

Bozar in Brussels explores the lasting legacy of the Egyptian city which was once at the heart of the ancient world

Incomplete: Destroyed, Divided, Complemented

Portrait of a Woman

The Kunstbibliothek in Berlin considers how our perceptions of fragmented artworks and artefacts have changed over time

Sargent and Spain

(detail; 1908), John Singer Sargent. Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois.

The NGA in Washington, D.C., retraces Sargent’s footsteps on his many voyages to Spain

Lucian Freud: New Perspectives

The National Gallery pays tribute to the artist’s dogged dedication to the genre of portraiture

At this year’s Istanbul Biennial, the city is the real star

Marco Scotini and Can Altay

This long-delayed edition of the event puts Istanbul front and centre and encourages visitors to rediscover and reinvent its public spaces

How are UK museums going to keep the lights on this winter?

The National Gallery. Photo: imageBROKER/Alamy Stock Photo

The government’s energy caps offer short-term relief, but if museums are really going to serve as ‘warm havens’ they need more certainty

Duncan Grant’s private erotica finally gets a public outing

Duncan Grant Drawing

There’s nothing remotely shameful about the artist’s exuberant and explicit sketches of cavorting satyrs and manly men

Introducing the Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific

This year’s list of the most talented young people working in the Asia Pacific art world

The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Heecheon Kim

Heecheon Kim

The South Korean artist discusses how his art delves into the uncertain spaces between the digital realm and reality

The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Billy Tang

Billy Tang

The new executive director of Para Site tells Apollo about his plans for Hong Kong’s oldest non-profit arts space

The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Sutima Sucharitakul

Sutima Sucharitakul

The founder of Nova Contemporary, one of Bangkok’s leading art galleries, discusses her mission to bring Thai artists international acclaim

The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Jam Acuzar

Photo: Sonny Thakur

The founding director of Bellas Artes Projects explains how she came to create one of the Philippines’ most vivid arts organisations

Pio Abad

Pio Abad

London

Hoda Afshar

Hoda Afshar

Melbourne

Haneyl Choi

Haneyl Choi

Seoul

Bontaro Dokuyama

Bontaro Dokuyama

Tokyo

Mandy El-Sayegh

Mandy El-Sayegh

London

Heecheon Kim

Heecheon Kim

Seoul

Nabuqi

Nabuqi

Beijing

Thao Nguyen Phan

Thao Nguyen Phan

Ho Chi Minh City

Wong Ping

Wong Ping

Hong Kong

TJ Shin 

TJ Shin

New York