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Kinetic art – a field that has always refused to stand still
From Calder to Kusama, modern and contemporary artists have created many different versions of kinetic art
The bleak beauty of Berlinde de Bruyckere
An interview with the Belgian sculptor, who discusses hope, suffering, bodies, and blankets
The Apollo podcast: social media and the art market
Thomas Marks talks to Paul Melton from Sotheby’s Institute of Art about the impact of Instagram and other social media platforms on the art market
The impressive cultural achievements of China’s Qing empresses
New research shows that women in the Forbidden City had more influence on the arts than previously thought
Harold Gilman cuts a dash
In praise of the Camden Town painter’s bold brushwork and daring draughtsmanship
Tintoretto’s drawings fizz with energy and invention at the Morgan
The 500th anniversary of the Venetian master’s birth prompts this celebration of his sprightly draughtsmanship
How political is political art?
Many artists take themes such as migration, climate change, and human rights as their subjects, but what are they actually doing with them?
The everyday cruelty of Ribera’s world
The baroque painter’s depictions of human suffering are extreme – but so was the violence of much early modern life
A tribute to Robert Morris (1931–2018)
The artist is remembered as a pioneer of Minimalism, but his legacy as an experimental performer is equally powerful
New ways of seeing Andy Warhol
As an exhibition at the Whitney proves, there’s far more to the Pop art superstar than Marilyn and soup cans
Highlights from London Art Week’s winter edition
The exhibitions and events not to miss in Mayfair and St James’s this year
A rare chance to see Van Dyck’s racy portrait of a radical courtier
The marital portrait of George Villiers and Katherine Manners has no parallel in English or Flemish painting
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Zoe Whitley
Gabrielle Schwarz talks to Zoe Whitley, curator of international art at Tate Modern, about different approaches to exhibition-making
Delacroix earns his stripes at the Met
A major show at the Met presents the Romantic painter in many different modes
‘Art X Lagos is more like an arts festival than your average art fair’
The liveliness of the international art fair shows that the Nigerian arts scene is going from strength to strength
‘Artistic disciplines are breaking down’ – an interview with Haroon Mirza
As he prepares for an exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, the artist talks about ‘composing’ with light and sound
Should paintings be conserved in public?
Rembrandt’s Night Watch is set to be restored in front of visitors. Should we welcome the growing prevalence of public conservation?
How can museums make us pay proper attention to moving images?
As film and video art moves into the mainstream, curators have to find new ways to keep viewers hooked
The comic strip genius of Charles M. Schulz
The man who invented Snoopy and the Peanuts gang revolutionised cartoons – both aesthetically and emotionally
‘Shouldn’t David be in Florence?’ – on the Cast Courts at the V&A
The museum’s gallery of historic plaster casts – newly restored – has long inspired conflicting responses
The Apollo Awards 2018 in pictures
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards, celebrating great achievements of the art and museum worlds, were announced at a ceremony in London on Monday
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