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Showing his metal – the ingenious art of Robert Kobayashi
The artist made paintings and sculptures out of nailed-together strips of metal – and they’re transfixing
Cavalier attitudes – the complicated visual legacy of the English Civil War
From memorials to history paintings, responses to the conflict often took telling liberties
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Africa in focus: Tokini Peterside
The founding director of ART X Lagos explains how the fair has attracted international attention while connecting with the public at home
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Africa in focus: Marie-Cécile Zinsou
The founding director of the Republic of Benin’s leading art centre discusses the importance of philanthropy for the arts in West Africa
The seductive splendour of Lucas Cranach the Elder
An exhibition at Compton Verney shows off the full range of the master’s work – from slinky nudes to opulent portraits of the rulers of Saxony
A palace for your pooch
It’s the mutt-see show of the year (if you’re a dog) – an architectural playground just for you (again, if you’re a dog) at Japan House London
A farewell to boredom – at Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara
The 14th-century pleasure palace has reopened after a two-year renovation – and its mysteries are as diverting as ever
Art without borders – an interview with Nalini Malani
The artist talks about how the history of modern India has shaped her life and her desire to reach a wide audience
Own your own Oval Office
If you’ve ever wanted to play president, now you can – if you have a few dollars spare to buy a replica of the Oval Office at Bonhams in October
Master class – a fictional civilisation makes its mark at the Barbican
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s scenes of a race of women warriors are a tour de force in pastel, charcoal and chalk
Common ground – the elemental forms of Bill Brandt and Henry Moore
The first exhibition to bring the sculptor and photographer together reveals intriguing points of convergence between their work
Picking up the tabby – the T.S. Eliot estate helps out the Brontë Parsonage Museum
The T.S. Eliot estate has donated £20,000 to help keep the Brontë Parsonage Museum open. Rakewell wonders what the Brontë sisters would have made of ‘Cats’
Giorgio de Chirico: Metaphysical Painting
Works by the Italian artist alongside those of contemporaries including Morandi and Carlo Carrà
Franco Maria Ricci (1937–2020)
The legendary Italian publisher has died at the age of 82. In this republished profile from 2019, he opened his library and richly idiosyncratic art collection to Apollo
What not to miss as Art Paris opens in the Grand Palais
Highlights of the first modern and contemporary art fair to take place in Europe since the continent locked down
The late Robert Freeman was the Beatles’ favourite photographer – and now his entire archive has been stolen
From his portraits of Khrushchev and John Coltrane to celebrated album covers for the Beatles, Freeman’s entire archive was taken just weeks after his death
How Strauss & Co became the global leader for South African art at auction
The auction house has played a leading role in developing international interest in modern and contemporary art from South Africa and beyond
Marina Abramovic stars in an opera about Maria Callas – but doesn’t sing
Rakewell is disappointed not to hear the performance artist’s pipes in her new project at the Bavarian State Opera
Notre-Dame de Paris: From Victor Hugo to Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
How Quasimodo brought the great cathedral to the world’s attention
‘Britain’s most visible artist’ – Barnett Freedman at Pallant House, reviewed
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
Leap of faith – how Mark Rothko reimagined religious art for the modern age
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
A threatened mural in Oldham illuminates a key moment in British art
George Mayer-Marton was an accomplished, influential émigré artist – and his Crucifixion for the Church of the Holy Rosary in Oldham must be protected
‘An amplitude of personal charm’ – Desmond Guinness (1931–2020)
Desmond Guinness fought against the odds, and often against public opinion, to save Irish Georgian houses – and the nation will be forever in his debt
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