The artist’s collages inspired by his time in Paris reflect his love of the city’s music scene and reverence for the likes of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
The planned renovation of Minster Court in the City says much about the attitude of developers to our postmodern buildings
The Met’s Siena show was the toast of New York and the National Gallery’s version is expected to wow London. After December’s strong Old Master sales, the past is looking golden
A ring collector who became a leading expert in the field of jewellery studies, Scarisbrick always retained a direct, personal approach to the subject
A stone folly at the castle where Claudia Winkleman sniffs out treachery on television puts Apollo’s roving correspondent in mind of other perfect sites for plotting
The painter talks to Apollo about queerness, his obsession with charcoal and why he loves the work of Keith Vaughan
The actor may not have had much range, but he always played himself to perfection and brought that sense of panache to his most famous role
While Scandinavia streams ahead with ecologically sound projects and Edinburgh promises restored retail therapy, the outlook for London seems murkier
The country has a long and rich history of viticulture, as we can tell from ancient Roman mosaics and its present-day vineyards
Keep an eye out for reissues of novels by Elaine Kraf and Inger Christensen, a literary thriller in which Giorgio Vasari turns detective and Francesca Wade’s biography of Gertrude Stein
During her time as director of the Wallace Collection and well beyond it, Savill was a champion of the decorative arts and her beloved Sèvres porcelain, and a dedicated public servant
From the ancient world to modern times, humans have looked to the esoteric arts to answer questions about life, the universe and everything
The story of an artist who has been forgotten for nearly 200 years reflects the hopes and failures of the turbulent times he lived through
While many in the trade will be glad to see the back of 2024, whether the year ahead will be an improvement is completely up in the air
The resurgence of interest in female Renaissance painters has reached the neglected Florentine nun and her workshop
Glenn Adamson’s new book shows that predictions about the future have always spoken volumes about the present
From Adrien Brody’s architect in ‘The Brutalist’ to Tilda Swinton curating a post-apocalyptic gallery, art lovers have plenty to look forward to on screen
The United States will be the centre of attention, but from London to Warsaw to Abu Dhabi, it’s a bumper year for museum-goers all over the world
The painter’s vibrant domestic scenes are full of revealing details – and so is Isabelle Cahn’s weighty new biography of the painter
The photojournalist endured death threats to capture the turmoil of the Sicilian capital during the 1970s and ’80s
A panel by Fra Angelico and a video work acquired using cryptocurrency are among the most significant artworks to enter public collections recently
A 17th-century fort is now full of 21st-century art, and although the project has been a troubled one, the results are worth the wait
The jeweller generally reveals precious little about its process, but Apollo gains access to the site in Paris where the magic happens
What can a bronze Han dynasty horse tell us about status anxiety and the afterlife? Ching-Ling Wang of the Rijksmuseum talks of grave matters
