The flurry of exhibitions focusing on women artists is very welcome – as long as they avoid reinforcing tired old narratives
Apollo’s wine columnist tasted many excellent wines this year, but half a dozen were outstanding
The K-Pop quartet attended a State Banquet for the South Korean president hosted by the new king – but perhaps its members might take up more permanent residence?
One Woman Show is a novel about a socialite’s progress through the 20th century, told in the style of wall labels you might find at the Met
The artist found freedom in a form of DIY making that teeters on the edge of self-indulgence
Plus: British Museum lends its most important Greek vase to Greece and German cities cancel photography event after allegations of anti-Semitism and curators’ resignations
Jean-Étienne Liotard depicted the same scene first in pastel, then 23 years later in oils – and both versions can be savoured for a time at the National Gallery in London
This show at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore spans 1,750 years of Ethiopia's rich cultural and artistic history
The Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris explores the Dutch designer's pioneering practice
S.M.A.K. in Ghent presents the first institutional solo show outside of his native Georgia to be dedicated to the poet, critic and artist
The National (Royal Scottish Academy) in Edinburgh tells the story of printmaking from the 15th century to the present day
The seedier side of city life has captured the imaginations of artists throughout the decades
The artist’s playful and delicate works, often painted on book jackets, conceal a serious interest in animals, absurdity and art history
This long overdue retrospective shows that there was very little Nicolas de Staël coudn’t do as a painter
The Antiguan-born painter spent his final years living off the land, but his scenes of paradise are more complicated than they seem
After fleeing Nazi Germany for Venezuela, Gego made intricately-woven works from industrial materials
Cause and effect is hard to pin down, but a certain type of celebrity association does seem to affect the value of a work of art
Barbra Streisand’s doorstopper of a memoir suggests that the real love of the star’s life is the painter Modigliani
Plus: Russian artist Aleksandra Skochilenko jailed for seven years for anti-war protest, Joe Tilson (1928–2023), and B.N. Goswamy (1933–2023)
The Scottish painter’s first exhibition in a public gallery brings together 38 new and recent works
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art considers the role of the artist in the age of artificial intelligence
In San Francisco the Legion of Honor pairs the painter’s masterpieces with their preparatory sketches
Working on paper allowed artists to capture life on the move and as it was lived
The British monarch was no patron of the arts, but the political upheaval of her reign inspired many writers and artists
