The England rugby star is presenting an art exhibition in London exploring Africa’s contribution to world culture
Post-war museum design had a political impetus that was public-spirited in nature – even if that meant displaying sculptures on a bed of coal
For five days the South Kensington museum has reopened as a supermarket, stocked with artist-designed essentials
Niko Pirosmani’s paintings are a testament to Georgian conviviality – although he didn’t always have a place at the table
Plus: French court rules that commercial galleries must remain closed, and more stories
A museum devoted to the instant noodle has opened in Hong Kong – but it’s not the first time that ramen has been put to creative uses
Portraits were used to further friendships – and as networking opportunities – in Enlightenment France
The pages of US periodicals trumpet a country making it up as it went along, covering everything from prohibition to pulp fiction
The discovery of a 3,000-year old city at the West Bank of Luxor creates a more nuanced picture of ancient Egyptian life
The Scottish painter Caroline Walker offers a glimpse inside her north London studio – where she’s kept company by slugs, spiders and cuddly toys
Dia Art Foundation’s support for ambitious experimental artists is as resolute as ever, its director Jessica Morgan tells Apollo
The artist recently moved into a new studio overlooking a cemetery in Hackney – the view’s great, but there is a minor mosquito problem
Traditional boatyards and boat-building techniques have long been in decline – but the pandemic has only worsened the situation
On the bicentenary of the poet’s birth, his art criticism still hums with outrage
Apollo’s editors pick out the shows they’re most looking forward to visiting in coming weeks
Francis Bacon’s work reveals an endless fascination with animals – and the bestial side of human nature
In 2006, Jonathan Yeo painted Prince Philip's portrait – an invigorating if at times nerve-wracking experience
Plus: French galleries are suing the government to reopen, Egypt moves its royal mummies in a a televised extravaganza, and more stories
Rakewell suspects that Leonardo would have loved the invention of film and TV, but what would he have made of Aidan Turner, aka Ross Poldark, playing him?
Two new books offer complementary perspectives – the macro and the micro – on the modern museum
An exhibition examining Black experience in America is powerful if piecemeal – and is necessarily exhausting
They may have intimidated you in the past – but you'll have to wise up to the ways of commercial galleries if you want to see any art in the UK this month
The pandemic has highlighted the need for urban projects such as the Camden Highline – and London has a long history of transforming unloved sites into havens for city dwellers
The recent move of the royal mummies in Cairo was a made-for-TV extravaganza
