The Georgian sculptor, who thrived in the Soviet Union and made his way to the heart of the Russian establishment, leaves an outsize legacy
The sculptor’s impressionistic works – and the photographs he took of them – always highlight the humanity of his subjects
Tutored in Paris in the 1920s, Dublin-born artists Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone brought a boldly avant-garde sensibility to traditional subjects
The invention of the telegraph in a fractured post-Revolutionary France collapsed time and space, changing visual culture for ever
A Dutch municipality has accidentally thrown a valuable print of Queen Beatrix out with the trash – but would the Pop art maestro really have minded?
A deathly still life by Maria van Oosterwijck and a huge trove of artefacts from Roman Britain are among this month’s highlights
The Liria Palace in Madrid is paying tribute to its late, great owner in the form of installations by Joana Vasconcelos
The Pompidou presents African, Caribbean and American artists who could be free in the French capital in ways often denied to them at home
At the Morgan Library in New York, a selection of guides to foreign lands reveals a bustling Middle Ages full of fantastical visions
The Hazendal Wine Estate has begun inviting artists to design the labels for a new series of sparkling wines – and the results fizz with creativity
In his posters and illustrations the art nouveau artist fused Slavic motifs with Japanese influences to create a style that was truly cutting-edge
Pope Francis has set Catalonia’s architect-in-chief on the path to sainthood, but if the Sagrada Família is anything to go by, we could be in for a long wait
With its sensuous design and sleek fittings, the Bugatti 57C Vanvooren – like many of the manufacturer’s models – has become a style icon
The beloved New York museum is reopening its doors after a four-year refurbishment – and there’s more to delight the public than ever before
The ups and downs in the lives of photographer Joel Meyerowitz and the writer and artist Maggie Barrett makes for documentary dynamite
Self-portraits and depictions of family and friends build a picture of the ‘Scream’ artist as insider rather than outsider, more savvy than angsty
The Psycho director may have hated them, but for those who aren’t as easily shell-shocked, eggs can crack open a whole new world
The biggest art fair in the Middle East is highlighting projects from the Global South and offering alternatives to Western traditions of displaying art
The artist has updated her ‘Hexen’ deck charting the rise of the military-industrial complex for an age of climate crisis and disinformation
Milan Design Week is, at its best, a comforting reminder of how good design can transform our lives
An exhibition in Tokyo celebrating the artists and artisans Loewe has worked with over the decades is tailor-made for craft lovers
The artist has used AI to reinterpret some of his old paintings. He explains to Apollo how this technology has given him a newfound freedom
The artist’s mescaline trips in the 1950s and ’60s led to extraordinary acts of creativity, when he tried to pin down their effect on paper
After rising for a decade, prices for women artists are levelling off. Is the current downturn just a temporary blip?
