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Paddington bears the weight of British identity
The national psychodrama sparked by the destruction of a Paddington Bear statue raises a question: when did we start taking fictional characters so seriously?
To infinity and beyond with Caspar David Friedrich
The high priest of German Romanticism is at his best when practising a minimalism that requires maximum imaginative effort from the viewer
Local colour – Peter Mitchell’s photographs of a bygone Britain
The British photographer’s images of a country on the cusp of great change combine insider knowledge with the urge to make the familiar alien
Four things to see: Royal patronage
The 400th anniversary of Charles I’s ascent to the throne is a reminder that rulers, from the Medicis to the Mughal emperors, have long patronised artists
The émigrés who made Britain modern – an interview with Owen Hatherley
Owen Hatherley talks to Apollo about his new book, ‘The Alienation Effect’
The Argentinian winery where you can see James Turrell at altitude
The treacherous journey to get to Colomé, home to a private art gallery and one of the world’s highest wineries, is well worth the trek
Celia Paul faces the ghosts of her past
In recent portraits and seascapes the painter ponders time and memory, and the legacy of Lucian Freud and co.
In Portugal, a world-class ceramics collection now has a home to match
The ceramics collection of Renato de Albuquerque can now be found in a state-of-the-art centre on a mission to educate and entice the public
‘Edging into the surreal’ – Alison Watt enters the world of John Soane
At Pitzhanger Manor, eerie paintings by the Scottish artist commune with its architect’s taste for pared-back eccentricity
Acquisitions of the month: February 2025
Eastern icons for the Louvre and French Old Masters for the Art Institute of Chicago are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
Tracey Emin’s passion for painting
In a powerful painting acquired by the Yale Center for British Art, the artist grapples with universal themes of love and loss, explains the museum’s director, Martina Droth
The brave new world of Brazilian modernism
Artists were just as dedicated to the avant-garde as their peers in architecture and music, but were the results of their efforts as radical?
‘We’ve been living like this for years’ – on the fires in Southern California
Generations of residents have chosen to live in Los Angeles, perilously, but are the hazards now becoming too great?
Steven Soderbergh works wonders in London
Making Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender look good in ‘Black Bag’ isn’t exactly hard, but making one of the UK’s ugliest buildings look attractive is an act of cinematic sorcery
The rise of performance art in Renaissance Italy
An accomplished musician as well as a painter, Lorenzo Costa was perfectly placed to capture the changing fashions and shifting social etiquette of his day
Four things to see: Television
This week marks 100 years since John Logie Baird demonstrated the first television; we explore four works that make the most out of this now-ubiquitous medium
How can tech help win the battle against art crime? – a talk at TEFAF Maastricht
Apollo editor Edward Behrens chairs a panel discussion at TEFAF Maastricht on how technology can be used in the fight against art fraud
Loewe brings Mr and Mrs Albers to the catwalk
The effect of translating Anni’s textiles and Josef’s paintings to fashion is, paradoxically, a heightened appreciation for the original work
The shock of the boreal – ‘Northern Lights’ at the Fondation Beyeler, reviewed
Canadian and Scandinavian painters approached their respective landscapes in distinctive ways and with differing levels of realism
Was Milan’s remade Palazzo Citterio worth the wait?
Half a century in the making, the Brera’s dedicated home for a fine collection of 20th-century art lacks architectural coherence
Tate cuts 40 roles and runs budget deficit
Plus: chair of National Endowment for the Humanities steps down after presidential pressure and far-right Greek MP arrested after allegedly vandalising art in National Gallery
Manchester United builds a castle in the sky
The club has announced plans to build the biggest football stadium in the world, but can a piece of architecture really solve its ongoing identity crisis?
Four things to see: Circles
On Pi Day, the annual celebration of the ever-fascinating mathematical constant, we round up four artworks that make the most out of the humble circle
The modernist building that brought spies and socialism to Belsize Park
The Isokon Building has become an architectural icon, but its own history is full of scandal and Central European emigrés
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