The Iranian kings who thought the world revolved around them
As the last rulers of pre-Islamic Iran, the Sasanians crafted a grand courtly culture that would go on to influence kings from the Balkans to Bengal
As the last rulers of pre-Islamic Iran, the Sasanians crafted a grand courtly culture that would go on to influence kings from the Balkans to Bengal
The Amazon series limps through its art history but is just about salvaged by its endearingly goofy hero
The painter’s tender portraits of slum life are being celebrated across Scotland in her centenary year
With restrictions on international travel still in place, this year’s stripped-back fair is all about bringing New Yorkers together
Heir to a railway fortune and an 8,000-acre estate in West Sussex, Edward James transformed his homes into total works of art – with a little help from Dalí and friends
The founding director of Rele Art Gallery in Lagos on opening a space in Los Angeles and curating the first-ever Nigerian Pavilion in Venice
The Guggenheim Bilbao explores how avant-garde across Europe flourished during ‘les années folles’
The Breuer Building makes a minimalist foil for the Frick’s permanent collection – but Eve M. Kahn is rather glad the move is only temporary
An interview with Antony Gormley – public servant, Romantic artist and utopian thinker
With their miniature artistry and enigmatic personal histories, these striking prints are often more enticing than the volumes they’re found in
The England rugby star is presenting an art exhibition in London exploring Africa’s contribution to world culture
Post-war museum design had a political impetus that was public-spirited in nature – even if that meant displaying sculptures on a bed of coal
With its gorgeous, shimmering colours, Tiffany glassware has a well-established market in the US – but be sure you're buying the real deal
A museum devoted to the instant noodle has opened in Hong Kong – but it’s not the first time that ramen has been put to creative uses
The pages of US periodicals trumpet a country making it up as it went along, covering everything from prohibition to pulp fiction
Dia Art Foundation’s support for ambitious experimental artists is as resolute as ever, its director Jessica Morgan tells Apollo
Apollo’s editors pick out the shows they’re most looking forward to visiting in coming weeks
Francis Bacon’s work reveals an endless fascination with animals – and the bestial side of human nature
In 2006, Jonathan Yeo painted Prince Philip's portrait – an invigorating if at times nerve-wracking experience
An exhibition examining Black experience in America is powerful if piecemeal – and is necessarily exhausting