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Bitter Campari (1960s), Franz Marangolo.

How Campari built its brand

An exhibition tracing the advertising history of the Italian liqueur reflects the changing tastes of the 20th century

16 Aug 2018

The true worth of Robert Burns’s manuscripts

New research methods will help distinguish Robert Burns’ texts from forgeries – but will it change how we read him?

16 Aug 2018
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, London, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend and constructed in 1898–1901.

The Horniman Museum takes on the world

The London museum’s outstanding ethnographic collections finally have a fitting home

15 Aug 2018

Andrea Fraser follows the money

In her new book, the artist uncovers uncomfortable truths about art, money and politics in the US

14 Aug 2018
Balls (film still; 2018), Lily Cole.

Lily Cole’s new film breathes life into the past at the Foundling Museum

Fiction and history, past and present are interwoven in this tale of two women whose children are taken into care

13 Aug 2018
State of Grace (detail; 2002), Rebecca Belmore.

The work of Rebecca Belmore demands to be heard

The experiences of Indigenous peoples past and present are brought into view in this provocative yet sensitive exhibition

11 Aug 2018

Book competition

Your chance to win Michaelina Wautier, 1614-1689: Glorifying a Forgotten Talent by Katlijne Van der Stighelen

10 Aug 2018
Gesellschaft (Party) (1911), Emil Nolde.

Colour, controversy and religion in the art of Emil Nolde

From biblical scenes to garden paintings, the paintings of this German Expressionist reveal a complicated soul

9 Aug 2018
Dickens’s Dream (detail; 1875), Robert William Buss.

Does the spirit of Charles Dickens live on in his furniture?

A table owned by the author has been export stopped in the UK – a situation that Dickens himself would have relished

8 Aug 2018
Installation view of ‘Yuko Mohri: Voluta’, at Camden Arts Centre, 2018, Photo: Damian Griffiths. Courtesy Camden Arts Centre

Yuko Mohri unwinds at Camden Arts Centre

The artist’s new sound installation involving solenoids, sensors and tropical fish is surprisingly decorative

7 Aug 2018
'The List', before its defacement. Credit: Liverpool Biennial/Mark McNulty.

The destruction of The List at the Liverpool Biennial is deeply troubling

The List, which documents the thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europe, was torn down from hoardings in Liverpool

7 Aug 2018

The Apollo podcast: Mark Gatiss on John Minton

Mark Gatiss tells Thomas Marks about his new film on John Minton – and his lifelong fascination with the artist

6 Aug 2018
Betteshanger (now Northbourne Park School), Kent, remodelled by George Devey from 1856.

The eclectic country houses of George Devey

The Victorian architect fused styles past and present, inventing fictive histories for his buildings

6 Aug 2018
Mary Corse (b. 1945) photographed in her studio in Topanga Canyon, California

‘I paint for my sanity’ – an interview with Mary Corse

The painter talks about her formal experiments and the importance of being self-sufficient

4 Aug 2018
Installation view of 'Pia Camil: Split Wall', Nottingham Contemporary, 2018.

The strangely familiar world of Pia Camil

The artist’s immersive exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary makes us question our public personas

3 Aug 2018
Exterior of the Stony Island Arts Bank

Celebrating the diversity of Chicago’s cultural landscape

The Terra Foundation’s year-long cultural programme shines a spotlight on the ‘third coast’ of America

2 Aug 2018
10,000 Miles Along the Yangzi River (detail; 1699), Wang Hui

Acquisitions of the month: July 2018

A 16-metre-long Chinese scroll and some Surrealist masterpieces are among this month’s top acquisitions

1 Aug 2018
Petite danseuse de quatorze ans (1881; cast in 1921–31), Edgar Degas. Installation view of ‘In Colour: Polychrome Sculpture in France 1850–1910’ at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

How polychrome sculpture revolutionised art in 19th-century France

Coloured sculpture was a controversial art form that raised wider questions about realism and the role of art

31 Jul 2018

The mastermind behind the modern art market

A collection of short memoirs about the late Sotheby’s chairman Peter Wilson portrays an enigmatic and highly influential figure

30 Jul 2018

Eight artists’ gardens that are artworks in their own right

Artists have often been inspired by gardens – and some have created outdoor masterpieces of their own

30 Jul 2018
The Yawner (side view; c. 1770–83), Franz Xaver Messerschmidt.

The many faces of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century sculptor have long perplexed critics

28 Jul 2018

The museum pieces every school kid in the Netherlands should see

Leading figures pick objects from Dutch collections that should be seen by every schoolchild in the Netherlands

27 Jul 2018

Book competition

Your chance to win ‘Michael Jackson: On the Wall’ (National Portrait Gallery)

27 Jul 2018
Last Self-Portrait (1956), David Bomberg

David Bomberg finally gets his due

The English painter’s work found early success, but has since been unduly neglected

27 Jul 2018