The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive
Having spent most her life serving others, Nellie Mae Rowe came to art in her retirement years and found a joyful defiance in the creation of other-worldly scenes
The Miami-based artist isn't especially keen on visitors, but he has a television and an 18th-century cooling casket to keep him company
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
The St Ives painter best known for his abstract works also created his own kind of figurative art
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to be the first to break the $1bn barrier next week – though it is unlikely to be the last
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
Curator Dany Chan takes a close look at an exquisite jade cup in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
The photographer refers to all the women she photographs as icons, but it is in her home town of Belfast where her subjects truly come alive
Helen Saunders was briefly at the forefront of British modernism – before she was cancelled by Wyndham Lewis
A survey of paintings by M.K. Čiurlionis at the Dulwich makes plain why the artist is heralded in his home country as a visionary
The Indian artist enjoys company while she’s working and even occasionally posts an open invitation on Instagram, encouraging visitors to drop by
A delicately painted spring scene could suggest complex notions about beauty, hope and death
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie's this week
The four nominees for this year’s prize are presenting their biggest, brightest work but not all of it is saying very much
The paintings acquired by the earls of Pembroke over several generations now have the catalogue they deserve
The Malagasy artist is not nearly as minimal as his work might suggest – on an average day, his studio is filled with books, drawings, flowers and the smell of cigarettes
Despite allowing a few celebrity sightings, the preview day of Frieze London felt more like the tube during rush hour than an exclusive experience for art collectors
Plans to transform London’s oldest working factory into a hotel have, happily, fallen through – but with the site back up for sale, its future is still uncertain
The sound artist and 'private ear' talks to Apollo about his new film commission in Bristol, set in a library that straddles the US-Canadian border
European countries have put short term regulations in place to help their museums conserve energy, but longer term strategies will be needed to secure their futures
The Iranian artist takes time to settle into her space in the mornings and then becomes so immersed in her work that she forgets about lunch completely
An exhibition of Alice Neel’s portraits and abstract works by Victor Willing are among the shows we’re looking forward to seeing this year
The new Orange County Museum of Art has a stellar collection from California and a glitzy exterior to match
