Just the bare necessities of art
The idealised nude figure has an unshakeable place in art history, but artists have also turned their gaze to their own imperfect bodies
The idealised nude figure has an unshakeable place in art history, but artists have also turned their gaze to their own imperfect bodies
In this stylish polemic, the artist Hito Steyerl casts AI image-making as bland at best and exploitative at worst
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A French furniture-forger has been convicted for his role in a major scam, but there’s no denying that he has an excellent nickname
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The Virgin Queen was not known for her cookery skills, so why was she often painted holding a sieve?
Revisiting a meeting of the two Surrealists in Paris in 1939 sheds new light on the movement as a whole
This magazine’s first home, the Adelphi was both a neoclassical triumph and a financial disaster for ‘Bob the Roman’
To commemorate the anniversary of the death of Peter Paul Rubens, who frequently depicted mythological characters, we look at four artworks that bring classical tales to life
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The Singaporean playwright talks to Apollo about dramatising the return of a fictional statue from the British Museum to China
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
Cloistered cardinals would camp in the Sistine chapel itself – the wealthiest decking out their cubicles with silver and silks
Pope Francis has set Catalonia’s architect-in-chief on the path to sainthood, but if the Sagrada Família is anything to go by, we could be in for a long wait
With its sensuous design and sleek fittings, the Bugatti 57C Vanvooren – like many of the manufacturer’s models – has become a style icon
The Psycho director may have hated them, but for those who aren’t as easily shell-shocked, eggs can crack open a whole new world
An exhibition of the Dutch paintings the 1st Duke of Wellington purchased in Paris reveals another aspect of an extraordinary life
After rising for a decade, prices for women artists are levelling off. Is the current downturn just a temporary blip?
Posters of the artist’s upcoming show have been pulled for featuring a cigarette – but he’s hardly the only painter who’s been partial to a puff
The attacks on ‘degenerate’ art were brutal and shocking, but the bravery of the artists whose work was singled out should also be remembered