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The gardens that had to make way for London’s growth
The gardens that had to make way for London’s growthTodd Longstaffe-Gowan’s exhibition about the capital’s lost green spaces yields a rich crop of curiosities
At BRAFA, surprise encounters are the key to success
Works from diverse periods, schools and places rub shoulders at the long-running Brussels event and help keep things fresh
The memory palace of Mario Praz
The scholar’s meticulously preserved apartment in Rome testifies to his passion for all things 19th century, and to how he treated collecting as a form of memoir
The woman who brought shop-window mannequins to life
London’s Fashion and Textile Museum celebrates the era when Adel Rootstein’s factory produced innovative, glamorous models – and laments the blandness of the industry today
Romare Bearden and all that jazz
The artist’s collages inspired by his time in Paris reflect his love of the city’s music scene and reverence for the likes of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
London has its own Dracula’s castle – and a stake is about to be driven through its heart
The planned renovation of Minster Court in the City says much about the attitude of developers to our postmodern buildings
Are the Old Masters going up in the art world?
The Met’s Siena show was the toast of New York and the National Gallery’s version is expected to wow London. After December’s strong Old Master sales, the past is looking golden
‘I’m not worried about going stagnant or out of fashion’ – an interview with Jake Grewal
Ahead of an exhibition at Studio Voltaire, the painter talks to Apollo about queerness, his obsession with charcoal and why he loves the work of Keith Vaughan
The camp mastery of Roger Moore’s Bond
The actor may not have had much range, but he always played himself to perfection and brought that sense of panache to his most famous role
In the studio with… Jakkai Siributr
The Thai textile artist prefers silence in his studio so he can listen to his thoughts – which proves tricky when his dogs are hanging around
The year ahead in novels and biographies with an artistic slant
Keep an eye out for reissues of novels by Elaine Kraf and Inger Christensen, a literary thriller in which Giorgio Vasari turns detective and Francesca Wade’s biography of Gertrude Stein
‘She had no time for elitism, but was passionate about excellence’ – a tribute to Rosalind Savill
During her time as director of the Wallace Collection and well beyond it, Savill was a champion of the decorative arts and her beloved Sèvres porcelain, and a dedicated public servant
Back to the future? The return of the art of divination
From the ancient world to modern times, humans have looked to the esoteric arts to answer questions about life, the universe and everything
The painterly brilliance of Luchino Visconti
‘The Leopard’ is the Italian film-maker’s masterpiece, and it owes much of its visual splendour to 19th-century paintings
Citizen Guillaume – the painter whose fortunes followed the French Revolution’s
The story of an artist who has been forgotten for nearly 200 years reflects the hopes and failures of the turbulent times he lived through
After centuries of neglect, Plautilla Nelli’s reputation is soaring again
The resurgence of interest in female Renaissance painters has reached the neglected Florentine nun and her workshop
The year ahead in anniversaries
A string of exhibitions marks 250 years since Turner’s birth and a hundred years of art deco, while Amsterdam turns 750 – and Apollo is celebrating its centenary (watch this space)
Letizia Battaglia’s photographs bring you up close and personal in Palermo
The photojournalist endured death threats to capture the turmoil of the Sicilian capital during the 1970s and ’80s
Acquisitions of the month: November 2024
A panel by Fra Angelico and a video work acquired using cryptocurrency are among the most significant artworks to enter public collections recently
Contemporary art gets a permanent home in Malta
A 17th-century fort is now full of 21st-century art, and although the project has been a troubled one, the results are worth the wait
How to be buried in style in ancient China
What can a bronze Han dynasty horse tell us about status anxiety and the afterlife? Ching-Ling Wang of the Rijksmuseum talks of grave matters
How Egon Schiele saw the world
In his paintings of landscapes and townscapes, the artist created scenes that are as psychologically complex as his portraits
Robert Frank’s doom-laden images of America
The photographer’s first and most famous book quickly became a classic, but he would become sceptical about the power of still images
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‘He wasn’t edgy. He was honest’ – on the genius of David Lynch
The film-maker was always an original but what makes his work unforgettable – and inspiring to other artists – is its radical sincerity