Explicit intent – the art of shunga in Japan
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
'Nelson, Navy, Nation', a new gallery at the National Maritime Museum, is at its best when it challenges our relationship to its well-worn stories
Ronchini Gallery's exhibition 'Calder & Melotti' hinges on the artist's shared experiences in Spoleto, Italy - but the context is never fully explored
Apollo is deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Sir Anthony Caro, the influential British sculptor who died yesterday at the age of 89
Rebecca Morrill discusses her work at the Contemporary Art Society to expand and strengthen public art collections in the North East
The Munch Museum and National Museum in Oslo recently joined forces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth
There are noble ideals (and some interesting artists) at work, but The Other Art Fair and Moniker's crowded display doesn't give the art a chance
Dayanita Singh's exhibition at the Hayward Gallery is curious curatorial blend: archive, library and gallery combined
Too many young dealers view Frieze as the gatekeeper to artistic fame and fortune, and are desperate to come in from the cold
The Hamburger Bahnhof looks at 20th-century attitudes to the future, but didn't foresee some of the problems of its chosen approach
The Whitechapel Gallery celebrates Acme Studios' avant-garde roots, but is it now just urban ruin-porn for London's property developers?
A new Titian is a rare thing indeed; and it certainly looks good enough to be true
Leonora Carrington may be a 'literary painter' and a surrealist storyteller, but we should not forget the formal qualities that underpin her best work
Curators are not ‘pirates who've taken over the ship’ and Waldemar Januszczak should know it
Carefully staged celebrity portraits by Jonathan Yeo and Michael Peto are on display at the National Portrait Gallery
The Musée d'Orsay's exhibition of male nudes is almost a great show, but it misses a timely opportunity to explore homoerotic sentiment in art
An exhibition at the Bowes Museum proves that Laura Ashley's influence lives on
An exhibition at the Frick Collection ostensibly celebrates David d'Angers' monumental sculpture, but his small medallions steal the show
Richard Parry, curator of the Grundy Art Gallery, talks to Apollo about the Blackpool gallery's collection
A new set of interactive digital displays has been unveiled at Tate Modern that seeks to create a 'digital community within the building'