The shortlisted designs for a memorial to the late monarch in St James’s Park have been announced – but can any of them be complete without a corgi?
The first president of the Third Republic was a divisive figure, but there’s no arguing with his taste in chinoiserie
The artist’s abstract works were informed not only by mystical thinking but also by the shapes and colours of the natural world
At Hepworth Wakefield, the perceptive Scottish painter presents motherhood and other forms of care from a variety of angles
Visitors can see work by more than 1,000 craftspeople from around the world – and get stuck in themselves at workshops and open studios
The artist made more than 100 drawings of the comic-strip character Nancy, and the results are profound as well as witty
The collections of high-profile individuals have long fetched high prices at auction, but their appeal can’t be taken for granted
The vast sculpture park in upstate New York is reopening after an ambitious expansion that is planting the seeds of its future success
Musical displays, immersive experiences and a series of talks celebrate the country’s rich cultural heritage and appetite for innovation
The sculptor’s grotesque figures and expressive faces reflect us back to ourselves in uncomfortable and witty ways
Maarten van Heemskerck’s Entombment of Christ and a triptych by Joan Mitchell are among the most significant museum acquisitions of last month
With hundreds of exhibitions and events vying for attention in the city during Frieze and TEFAF, Apollo’s editors pick out the shows not to miss
The plan to redesign the Sainsbury Wing for the museum’s bicentenary soon morphed into a comprehensive rehang. How well does it succeed?
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
Two exhibitions for the German painter’s 80th birthday show his great range, from maximalist masterpieces to surprisingly intimate works
Plus: the video artist Dara Birnbaum has died; and the journalist Wolfram Weimer will be Germany’s next minister for culture
At the Barbican, imperious, often monumental statues by Huma Bhabha are paired with the figures of Alberto Giacometti to unsettling effect
In Berlin, a delicate watercolour by Paul Klee is the focus of a display exploring what the work meant to Walter Benjamin
This show at the Met celebrates more than two centuries of Black apparel – and remembers the hardships endured by even the nattiest of dressers
Work by Gerhard Richter and a soundscape by Arvo Pärt are accompanied by more than 700 years of German and Estonian art
Scenes from the British home front during the Second World War have been knitted to life by some 200 volunteers – and are now on display to mark VE Day
Performance art, contemporary painting and delicately embroidered textiles are among the many pleasures to be found at this year’s fair
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
Cloistered cardinals would camp in the Sistine chapel itself – the wealthiest decking out their cubicles with silver and silks
