‘You look for your own art history’ – an interview with Isaac Julien
The artist tells Apollo how his new film for the Barnes Foundation weaves together restitution debates with the history of the Harlem Renaissance
The artist tells Apollo how his new film for the Barnes Foundation weaves together restitution debates with the history of the Harlem Renaissance
With a new book dedicated to William Kent's Houghton Hall ceilings, Apollo takes a closer look at the depiction of Venus in the Green Velvet Drawing Room
Artists have long embraced playful behaviour – not just as a form of creative release, but also as a way of dealing with conflict and taboo
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
From a caper about the pensioner who swiped a Goya to the memoir of a curator who came in from the cold – the must-see movies and a first reading list for art lovers
The year ahead brings significant anniversaries and, consequently, blockbuster exhibitions for Lucian Freud, Piet Mondrian and Rosa Bonheur
In Istanbul, an exhibition of works created by women between 1850 and 1950 has made some impressive finds
Sadie Frost’s documentary about the designer is hardly original, but then Quant didn’t actually invent the miniskirt – and it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of her genius
An ambitious show at the Ashmolean Museum looks past the familiar clichés to the real city and its artists
With chaos in Lebanon and Beirut in crisis, the resilience of the city’s artists and heritage workers is something of a miracle
Robert Walpole was a supreme political operator – but his power and personal wealth made him a splendid butt of satire, too
A dumpy effigy in a church in Stratford-upon-Avon has been mocked for centuries, but new research claims it’s the most accurate likeness of the playwright there is
The knavery and folly of the rarefied art world are writ large in a documentary that picks over the Knoedler forgery scandal
Photographers and film-makers have long added colour to their images – but does the current craze for colourisation create a false impression of olden times?
From his sitting room in west London, the Manila-born artist created a vital space for avant-garde artists and writers
From a Netflix flick about the Sutton Hoo dig to a study of women’s self-portraits – the must-see movies and a first reading list for art lovers
Plans for exhibitions and events may be up in the air, but the anniversaries they mark are fixed in the calendar
It might not work from the outside, but inside Plymouth’s new civic museum curators have taken a fresh approach to Plymouth’s wide-ranging collections
The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is just one example of the city's nostalgia for the past
A study of neoclassical dress in the 1790s shows that fashion can be a serious business