On the Outskirts: Lowry at Tate
Tate's long-awaited exhibition makes an ambitious but confused attempt to bring Lowry in from the cold
Tate's long-awaited exhibition makes an ambitious but confused attempt to bring Lowry in from the cold
He may be more famous for his sculptural work, but Richard Serra's etchings at the Alan Cristea Gallery carry their own weight.
Caro Howell, director of the Foundling Museum, speaks to Apollo
Arthur Hobhouse and Patrick Barstow of New Artists (NA) abandon the gallery in favour of a smallpox-ridden catacomb
If the north of England is to redefine itself as a cultural hub, its funders can't afford to have second thoughts
Barry Humphries pays tribute to Lewis Morley, 'one of the finest photographers of his age' and a personal friend
Steven Parissien, director of Compton Verney in Warwickshire, talks to Apollo
When will Italian museums do something to improve their websites?
At the State Hermitage Museum earlier this summer, I spent some time watching the visitors. Many were in large tour groups and traipsed from room to room, plugged into headsets relaying their local guide’s official three-hour route through the vast collections. Most visitors – of all ages and nationalities, and in tour groups or alone […]
Moore and Rodin make unlikely bedfellows but their pairing at Perry Green results in some fruitful juxtapositions
Early modern visitors to Moscow often brought silver to the tsar – which is why the Kremlin Armoury Museum holds a remarkable collection of pre-Restoration English silver