The artist tells Apollo how he harnesses the natural resonance of spaces, from caves to tube stations, to create his innovative paintings and installations
Posters of the artist’s upcoming show have been pulled for featuring a cigarette – but he’s hardly the only painter who’s been partial to a puff
The portraitist gets her first solo show in New York, featuring striking paintings of cowboys, farmers, beauty queens and Michelle Obama
Some 50 sculptures of heads, busts and bodies by the German artist are on display alongside 100 works on paper, revealing fresh insights into his process
A chance to see how the Second World War transformed American attitudes towards art, design and fashion
The National Gallery continues its bicentenary celebrations with two vast, dramatic charcoal-on-paper drawings that are rarely on display
An exhibition of ancient art spanning centuries and islands isn’t afraid to let the objects speak for themselves
The attacks on ‘degenerate’ art were brutal and shocking, but the bravery of the artists whose work was singled out should also be remembered
Once a central figure in Chicago's mid-century art and jazz scene, this Surrealist painter was long forgotten – until now
It’s not just federally funded museums that have reason to be wary. Self-censorship is also a danger, and all institutions should stand up for their stated principles
As development agencies have become increasingly entangled with heritage projects, the end of USAID raises the question of who will fill the funding gap
The Krone winery makes bubbly using French methods, but its steadfast support of artists and chefs is what really makes it sparkle
Archives are much more than stuffy storerooms filled with dried-out documents, and might be our best way of connecting to the past
A new study of the 16th-century painter highlights his musical training and makes some bold claims about attribution
The expressive sculptural wares made by French artists are experiencing a strong revival of interest
Plus: Looting at Sudan’s National Museum | South Korean heritage sites threatened by country’s worst wildfires | Christophe Cherix appointed next director of MoMA | and more
The Design Museum’s deep dive into swimming shows that people have always felt the urge to get into the water, for survival, sport or fun
In the painter’s night-time scenes, occasional isolated figures play second fiddle to the anonymous urban settings they inhabit
As a selection of her essays makes clear, the eminent art historian has always been committed to looking as a means of understanding
The national psychodrama sparked by the destruction of a Paddington Bear statue raises a question: when did we start taking fictional characters so seriously?
An exhibition in Denmark presents lesser-known modernists alongside the usual 20th-century titans
The largest survey of the Arte Povera artist in the UK encourages us to think differently about the boundary between art and nature
Though most celebrated for his woodcut prints, Albrecht Dürer was also a master engraver, as this free exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum makes clear
A major survey of Asawa’s work in San Francisco covers six-decades and reminds us that there was more to her work than wire sculptures
