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Mary Sibande’s alter ego tells the story of post-apartheid South Africa
The Johannesburg-based artist talks to Apollo about what it means to be a young black artist working in South Africa today
The illuminated manuscripts that are lighting up the Fens
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s ‘Colour’ exhibition is a triumphant introduction to medieval manuscript painting
The revolutionary collector who changed the course of Russian art
How Sergei Shchukin brought paintings by the most trailblazing members of the French avant-garde to Russia
The art that built Martin Luther’s brand
Lucas Cranach’s service to the Reformation went beyond creating iconic images of the Protestant reformer Martin Luther
The faces of antiquity in the sale rooms of New York
Christie’s New York is offering two mummy portraits at auction this month. What do we know about these strange survivals from antiquity?
Why are Louise Bourgeois’s webs and spiders so captivating?
The etchings and sculptures on show at Hauser & Wirth Somerset are at their most powerful when we stop trying to understand them
Has Jeff Koons earned his place in art history?
With his Gazing Balls, Koons has created a body of work that appeals to the brain as well as the eyes
How Georgia O’Keeffe transformed the American landscape
Georgia O’Keeffe’s commitment to what she called ‘the Great American Thing’ inspired her engagement with place
Anthea Hamilton’s journey through Kettle’s Yard
The Turner-prize nominated artist talks to Apollo about Surrealism, what she learned from Jim Ede, and being part of a legacy
Virginia Dwan emerges as the star of the NGA’s new galleries
The National Gallery has opened its revamped East Building with a celebration of the woman who put some of the USA’s most influential contemporary artists on the map
Art market review: highlights of the July sales
Anyone scanning the headlines would have been impressed by the results of the ‘classic art’ auctions in London in July.
Borrowing a baroque masterpiece
Xavier F. Salomon explains why he is so keen to show one of Guido Cagnacci’s most important paintings at the Frick
Top tips for the Tate leadership
Nicholas Serota has carved out an extraordinary cultural leadership role during his 30 years at the Tate. Who can fill his shoes?
Gerald Laing’s giant girls are making a comeback
The British Pop artist is hot property at auction – and now there’s a welcome exhibition of his work in London, too
Crossing space and time with the Victorians
‘The breadth of the Atlantic, with all its waves, is as nothing’
Is it time for the Turner Prize to break out of the Tate?
It’s a mixed bag this year, with Anthea Hamilton coming out on top. But whatever you make of the work, Tate is no longer the place to show it
Smashing stuff…London’s art world wakes up with a bang
Kicking off the London art season by kicking in an old Saab (for art’s sake)
What are design museums for?
As London’s Design Museum is set to reopen in its new home, the role of design museums is still surprisingly unclear
How Daubigny inspired Impressionism
A modest exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery makes clear the big impact Daubigny had on modern art
Stepping out of Caravaggio’s shadow
Plus: Neo Rauch finally comes to London; John Wesley’s odd eroticism; and Alighiero Boetti’s monumental use of mementoes
Lygia Pape’s fragile threads
Plus: The final painting of Francis West; Yinka Shonibare without his trademark fabric; and Paula Rego’s first tapestry
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Make no mistake, art history is a hard subject. What’s soft is the decision to scrap it
Exam board AQA is to scrap art history A-level. It’s a crazy decision to take just as public perception of the subject is changing