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The contemporary artists who are paying their respects to Piranesi
Piranesi may have fallen out with his Irish patron but, in modern-day Dublin, artists inspired by his example are looking to mend fences
In the studio with… Nikita Gale
Downtime is important for the artist in downtown Los Angeles, who has a figurine from a children’s television show keep watch over their studio
Putting a name to one of Glyn Philpot’s most mysterious faces
Who is the subject of the painter’s cryptically titled ‘Madame C d’A’? Tessa Murdoch looks for clues among his most progressive patrons
The week in art news – Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022)
Plus: Documenta director resigns in anti-Semitism row, Italian authorities stop Artemisia sale in Vienna and New York DA’s office returns 142 artefacts to Italy
In the studio with… Torkwase Dyson
The New York-based artist listens to experimental jazz and audiobooks about physics, and likes to keep her studio floor clean enough for bare feet
The blingy side of Botticelli
The painter’s use of gold in his works suggests a debt to earlier artists – and reveals a more antiquarian side of 15th-century Florence
A summer of madness on the Spanish Steps
First a man in a Maserati, then the hurling of a scooter – and now a spat between fashion houses. What on earth has got into everyone?
The week in art news – Horniman Museum wins Art Fund Museum of the Year prize
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in London is this year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year. The annual award, which…
We now know where all the UK’s public sculptures are – but are they any good?
Art UK’s new catalogue allows us to assess the artistic merits of the nation’s monuments – and to mourn a lost memorial to Percy Bysshe Shelley
A static portrait of a static world – ‘Bloodlines’ by Amie Siegel, reviewed
The artist’s latest film shows how the past permeates the present in a series of sumptuous scenes – but is it saying anything new?
In the studio with… Christopher Le Brun
The painter begins his day by sneaking up on his paintings in an attempt to see them afresh and completes them at night when they’re looking their worst
Take a trip to the new new Jerusalem
Stephen Ellcock and Mat Osman try to bring visions of Albion up to date in their book ‘England on Fire’
The photographers who have got up close and very personal
Many artists have recorded their most intimate moments, but why should anyone else be interested in the results?
Playing with fire – how rising fuel prices are endangering Murano’s glass industry
As the cost of gas continues to increase across Europe, the Venetian island’s glassmakers are fighting to preserve a centuries-old tradition
In the studio with… Hew Locke
The British sculptor keeps haunting relics of the colonial era in his London studio – and soothes himself with audiobooks while he works
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The Masterpiece podcast: episode three
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
The Masterpiece podcast: episode two
An insight into sculpture at this year’s fair, a rediscovered early copy of Austen’s ‘Emma’ and an Italian jeweller’s obsession with Etruria
Acquisitions of the Month: June 2022
An outstanding collection of some 900 Japanese cloisonné enamels is among this month’s highlights
Ground force – the artists who set out to surpass nature
An ambitious exhibition at the Beaux-Arts de Paris considers the mutual rivalry between art and science over the centuries
The Masterpiece podcast: episode one
Sophie Barling talks to dealers and artists about the works on show at this year’s Masterpiece London fair
What not to miss at Masterpiece
As the eclectic fair returns to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Apollo picks out four highlights
In the studio with… Emma Talbot
The British artist keeps long hours and prefers to work alone, listening to the music of Alice Coltrane and Stevie Wonder or lately, the Italian radio
How Gabriele Finaldi is shaping the future of the National Gallery
As the National Gallery prepares for its upcoming bicentenary, its director Gabriele Finaldi discusses his vision for the future
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When it comes to restitution, UK museums should be careful what they wish for
The V&A’s director Tristram Hunt has floated the idea of changing the law to allow national museums to make permanent returns. Robert Hewison advises treading very carefully