The Franco-Prussian war led to lasting political change and left behind a rich visual record
From his first Habitat shop on the Fulham Road to the Design Museum in Kensington – a celebration of the late designer’s many achievements
A important group of Gandharan sculptures and Thomas Olbricht’s modern-day Kunstkammer are both on sale this September
The first exhibition to bring the sculptor and photographer together reveals intriguing points of convergence between their work
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’
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
Art businesses in the US have a limited time to prove that responsible practices are already in place
A trove of newly discovered Hokusai drawings and a 17th-century ‘friendship book’ are among this month’s highlights
Highlights of the first modern and contemporary art fair to take place in Europe since the continent locked down
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
The annual celebration of art from around the world returns to the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Rakewell is disappointed not to hear the performance artist’s pipes in her new project at the Bavarian State Opera
A study of neoclassical dress in the 1790s shows that fashion can be a serious business
Christopher de Hamel argues that a book of psalms in a Cambridge library is the only surviving relic of the murdered archbishop
Surveying the damage at this landmark suggests how long and difficult the road to rebuild Beirut – once again – will be
Fragments of ninth-century frescoes uncovered during conservation shed new light on faith and power in the Venetian lagoon
A super-sized dollop of whipped cream now tops the Fourth Plinth – and there’s plenty more where that came from
Posters are a powerful tool in clear and consistent public health-messaging – so why aren’t we seeing more of them?
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
With a shortened run and reimagined artworks – plus, of course, social distancing – the exhibition has embraced the need to adapt
