Max Norman visits the very peculiar home of an eccentric count who tried to derive electricity from vegetables
The Lahore-born painter keeps his spacious New York studio scrupulously clean and tidy – but he’ll never sleep in it again, all the same
When it came to painting the industrial north-west, Stockport-born Alan Lowndes could hold his own
The artist’s commercial cat illustrations were hugely popular in his lifetime, but his series of psychedelic kitties have attracted rather more serious attention
The designer’s favourite museum is the Wallace Collection, so it’s no wonder her clothes are full of flourishes from Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard
In the course of her adventures in abstraction, the artist seemed determined to test herself in every available medium
The museum devoted to the history of the Paris is itself an important part of that history – so it’s a relief that so many of its quirks remain
The gallerist Kelani Nichole and Jessica Oralkan, co-founder of a digital museum for collectors, discuss how new technologies are transforming collecting
Plus: Billionaire collector Michael Steinhardt surrenders 180 looted artefacts
The Dickensian illustrator John Leech would have been the ideal artist to capture the spirit of Downing Street festivities – fictional or otherwise
The artist’s pampered pooch was often seen as an alter ego for the ‘pugnacious’ man himself
Clara Blume, a cultural diplomat for Austria, and the US artist and programmer Lauren Lee McCarthy talk to Gabrielle Schwarz about the future of big tech
The pointillist painter inspired the composer and lyricist to make his most personal artistic statement
Art historians may be sceptical about artificial intelligence, but machine learning might enlarge our capacity for observation – and even revive connoisseurship
Renowned for his quirky drawings, the artist extols the virtues of his paint-spattered sink and the benefits of a good nap
Ian Cheng and Jakob Kudsk Steensen talk to Gabrielle Schwarz about using video-game engines to create their art
Philip Barantini shot his 90-minute movie about the drama of a busy restaurant service in one take – and it's nail-biting stuff
The galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are full of surprises and delights that should brighten up December
Delighted by the fact that the new German culture minister once managed a rock band, Rakewell recalls other culture ministers with an artistic bent
The painter is generally regarded as a Photorealist but, as he tells Apollo, he prefers to see himself as part of the long tradition of view painting
Plus: The new German culture minister is Claudia Roth of the Greens, and a Roman villa complex has been uncovered in Rutland
Adrian Tinniswood’s new book focuses on the aristocrats and rock stars who secured the futures of the houses they owned – or moved into
The artist’s first performance in a decade was a lot, even for the most ‘open-minded’ onlookers
