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Duncan Grant’s private erotica finally gets a public outing
There’s nothing remotely shameful about the artist’s exuberant and explicit sketches of cavorting satyrs and manly men
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Heecheon Kim
The South Korean artist discusses how his art delves into the uncertain spaces between the digital realm and reality
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Sutima Sucharitakul
The founder of Nova Contemporary, one of Bangkok’s leading art galleries, discusses her mission to bring Thai artists international acclaim
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Jam Acuzar
The founding director of Bellas Artes Projects explains how she came to create one of the Philippines’ most vivid arts organisations
There’s nothing nonsensical about the lonely landscapes of Edward Lear
The Victorian poet and painter mapped out his moods in meticulous detail, sometimes even minute by minute
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp makes room for the new
As the museum prepares to reopen after its 11-year refurbishment, Apollo finds out just how much has changed
In the studio with… Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Conversation is paramount for this artistic duo – though they’ve yet to really talk about the mystery box of records in their New York studio
Acquisitions of the Month: August 2022
A painting by the late American artist Emma Amos and a devotional triptych by the Spanish painter Fernando Gallego are among this month’s highlights
Why nostalgia is at the heart of Brazil’s bicentenary celebrations
The bicentennial of Brazil’s independence falls at a troubling time, so it’s no wonder the commemorations focus on an idealised past
Was Frieze Seoul worth the hype?
The art fair’s first edition in the South Korean capital raises interesting questions for international dealers
Can the British Museum learn from The Lord of the Rings?
Given J.R.R. Tolkien’s apparent attitude to cultural property, the British Museum made an interesting venue for ‘The Rings of Power’ launch party
For most artists, there’s no such thing as the ‘wrong’ side of a piece of paper
Though we rarely encounter them, the preparatory sketches and absent-minded doodling on the backs of drawings can reveal much about what an artist really had in mind
There’s no need for the future of Clandon Park to be a restoration drama
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
What should happen to Paris’s abandoned colonial garden?
The neglect of the Garden of Tropical Agronomy points to a wider ambivalence about what to do with the city’s colonial sites
Learning curves – how to see Cézanne with fresh eyes
By making unexpected connections and comparisons, this revelatory show allows the painter’s real achievements to become clearer than they have ever been
Making over Umbria’s greatest museum
The Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, home to some of Perugino’s most important works, can now display its outstanding collection in suitably grand style
What can Documenta teach the market?
This year’s Documenta is possibly the most challenging edition yet – so why is much of the art market failing to attend?
The grand restoration of Palazzo Butera
Fresh connections between contemporary art and Old Masters come to the fore in this 400-year-old palace, which has been transformed into a museum and home
Around the galleries – the ‘grand exhibition of Italian art’ returns to Florence
The Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze remains rooted in tradition – but it welcomes some modern sensibilities this year, too
Refashioning the garden – an interview with Jil Sander
Jil Sander is renowned for her minimalist approach to fashion design. And yet the gardens at her country home tells the tale of a more maximalist aesthetic
How early Tuscan Renaissance works made an unexpected return to the market
These once-overlooked pieces are making a comeback – and with few on the market, they’re more collectable than ever
With the James Webb Telescope, star-gazing has become even more sublime
As data from NASA’s telescope is translated into images we can understand, the wonders it reveals are still out of this world