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What does the Brexit trade deal really mean for art businesses?
The new trading arrangements between Britain and the EU will affect how art is bought and sold – and art businesses need to wise up on them
The Dig is a film to treasure
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan shine in the story of the Sutton Hoo discovery
After the long days of quarantine, Seoul’s museums are a salve to the spirit
Mid-pandemic, the art critic Andrew Russeth moved from New York to Seoul. His first stop out of quarantine? A museum, of course
Dante has stumped many an artist – but these delicate drawings are truly divine
Federico Zuccari’s illustrations of the Divine Comedy have seldom been shown. But the Uffizi has put them online – and Dante’s poem has never looked better
Richard L. Feigen (1930–2021) – a legendary art dealer whose own private collection was the toast of New York
The renowned art dealer has died at the age of 91. In March 2014, he opened up his extraordinary private art collection to Apollo, in an interview republished in full here
Niki de Saint Phalle’s psychedelic garden is a seriously good trip
In her Tarot Garden in Tuscany, the French-American artist let her imagination run riot
In the 18th century, collecting antiquities was a curiously creative pursuit
Thomas Herbert’s collection of ancient sculpture at Wilton House was heralded during his lifetime – but it relied on somewhat fanciful premises
Repairing the Houses of Parliament will cost so much that no one dares put a figure on it
What do decades of neglect look like? For the Houses of Parliament, a repair bill upwards of £12 billion
The week in art news – Botticelli painting sells for $92m at auction
Plus: Centre Pompidou to close for three years of renovations | TEFAF Maastricht postponed to September | City of Bruges to build major new exhibition space
John Lurie’s grumpy painting is a joy to behold
The crotchety cult legend is giving art lessons on TV – and it’s all surprisingly charming
From baptisms to boat burnings, life along the Thames is full of surprises
With an eye for ritual, the photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews celebrates an unfamiliar vision of the river
The Italian statesman who redefined Renaissance art
Giovanni Morelli was a complex character, as attentive to the state of the Italian nation as he was to its art
The man who brought Hollywood’s fantasies to life
Without Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion models, science-fiction films wouldn’t look like they do today
Seven music videos that take a cue from art history
Kara Walker’s fountain at Tate Modern plays a starring role in FKA Twigs’ new video – and it’s not the first artwork to have a brush with the charts
Déjà-vu – the Louvre is no stranger to heists, whether in Lupin or real life
The hit French series on Netflix sees the Paris museum’s security breached in spectacular fashion – but stealing the Mona Lisa in 1911 couldn’t have been easier
In homeschooling hell? Then try packing your kids off to a virtual museum
With lockdown boredom well and truly setting in, it’s time to stick the kids – with their crayons – in front of a museum website
Fran Lebowitz loves New York more than you do
The city’s most devoted citizen explains urban life to Martin Scorsese
Not just another digital art fair – a preview of BRAFA 2021
This year’s event has come up with a hybrid model that puts the focus firmly on galleries
There’s a soggy Stars and Stripes in the Oval Office – and it’s a perfect emblem for the task ahead
Childe Hassam’s rain-soaked flags have hung in the White House before, but next to Joe Biden’s desk they feel more fitting than ever
Ralph Steadman fully deserves his place in the history of art
In his skewering of authority figures, Ralph Steadman bears comparison with some of the great artists of modern times
The art world put its weight behind Biden. Will he repay the favour?
The new administration is better disposed to the arts, but that doesn’t mean there’ll be more federal funding
‘The thing is to be brave’ – Maggi Hambling toughs it out
From that scandalous scallop to her Mary Wollstonecraft monument, Maggi Hambling is no stranger to controversy
The week in art news – Art Basel postponed to September
Plus: Bozar damaged by fire | and City of London to remove statues with slavery links
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Has the blockbuster exhibition had its day?
In our pandemic-stricken world, vast, crowd-pleasing exhibitions are out of the question for museums. But will sell-out shows ever return?