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The Apollo podcast: Ralph Taylor
Thomas Marks talks to the head of post-war and contemporary art at Bonhams about how the market is shaping up for 2018
Britain’s most important 20th-century housing is under threat
The Alton Estate in London is at risk from proposals that will ruin the architecture and destroy social housing
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Leonard Rosoman’ by Tanya Harrod (Royal Academy of Arts)
A fishy new uniform for V&A staff
The V&A has launched a new uniform – but twitter users reckon the swag would look better at a garden centre
The enduring appeal of ancient glass
Many of the methods invented by Roman glassmakers are still in use today
How a digital dictionary will advance furniture history
A new digital resource holds a trove of information and will make furniture history more widely accessible
A potted guide to Luciano Fabro
The works of the Arte Povera artist playfully resist our expectations of what sculpture should be
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
A cheap date with Martin Parr, Damien Hirst CBE (or not), and a very meaty recipe for mince pies
The slippery charms of Sophie Jung
The artist’s weird, witty sculptures refuse to let us fix their meaning
Crossing borders at Turner Contemporary
The word-objects of Jean (Hans) Arp are a reminder of how powerful hybrid forms can be
The Apollo podcast: Jonathan Yeo
Thomas Marks talks to Jonathan Yeo about the artist’s first sculpture – created using Virtual Reality
Stepping out in style with the Scythians
These Siberian nomads were consummate survivors – and highly sophisticated craftsmen
The hidden bones of buildings
Monika Sosnowska’s sculptures reflect on the architecture of post-war Eastern Europe
Thank you for the loo sick: the Abba show that conjures up a ’70s nightclub
An exhibition dedicated to Abba at the Southbank Centre recreates some gloomy rooms from the 1970s
The layered life of Leonard Rosoman
A fine, detailed biography convinces us to take another look at the oft-neglected British artist
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Celebs at Art Basel Miami Beach, Ai Weiwei’s problem with German, and Peter Hitchens pans his portrait
Arts Council England reports on Acceptance in Lieu and Cultural Gifts schemes
Art news daily: 13 December
Why it’s time to talk seriously about digital reproductions
The V&A has launched a new declaration on the reproduction of art and heritage in a digital age