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What did Impressionism mean for sculpture?
A survey of artists inspired by the movement considers how successfully sculpture can convey a sense of transience
A museum of Islamic art in Jerusalem is selling works to make ends meet
The museum is selling part of its collection of Islamic art as well as some extraordinary timepieces
Acquisitions of the Month: September 2020
A portrait of an 18th-century comedienne and a long-lost manuscript by Gauguin are among this month’s highlights
Stone cold masterpieces – the art of the Olmecs
Olmec artists from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico produced some of the most striking sculptures in the ancient Americas
Melodic moments at the National Gallery
The gallery is paying homage to the famous wartime concerts organised by Myra Hess with a series of performances – with no audiences, alas
The Black sailors who served in the British navy come out of retirement
An exhibition at the Old Royal Naval College tells the stories of the Black pensioners who lived there in the 18th and 19th centuries
The bound and fragmented bodies of Christina Ramberg
The artist’s strange, Surrealist-inspired paintings have in turn inspired more recent explorations of gender and body image
Cromwell Place is open – and it’s a timely treat for London’s art lovers
The major new arts hub in South Kensington is now open – and making good on its promise of bringing artistic innovation to London
The shows must go on – what not to miss during Frieze week this year
There are no tents going up in Regent’s Park this year, but there are still plenty of shows worth visiting. Apollo’s editors select their highlights
‘Her canvases breed uncertainty from certainty’ – the art of Carmen Herrera
Still working at the age of 105, the Cuban-born artist has had an unusually long career – and the results repay close attention
Murky waters – Armando and the art of moral ambiguity
An opaque installation by the Dutch artist raises difficult questions about ethics and interpretation
‘I read the beginning and end of thousands of manuscripts’
Digitising an important collection of manuscripts in the Khalidi Library in Old Jerusalem is a painstaking task
Jacob Lawrence’s radical history of the United States
The reunion of the artist’s series of ‘Struggle’ paintings couldn’t be more timely
The culture secretary has no business threatening museums
Oliver Dowden’s recent letter to museums about contested heritage is a clear breach of the ‘arms-length’ principle
Domestic reform – a liberal approach to architecture in the Edwardian era
Timothy Brittain-Catlin’s account of Edwardian houses challenges many misconceptions
From pelle melle to the London Marathon – sports days in St James’s Park
As runners in the London Marathon prepare to make 19 loops of St James’s Park, Rakewell delves into the sporting provenance of the park
The seriously absurd photographs of Hollis Frampton
Although the film-maker usually used still images as a means to other ends, his photographs are a useful introduction to his work
Showing his metal – the ingenious art of Robert Kobayashi
The artist made paintings and sculptures out of nailed-together strips of metal – and they’re transfixing
Cavalier attitudes – the complicated visual legacy of the English Civil War
From memorials to history paintings, responses to the conflict often took telling liberties
Romance and relics in Chopin’s Warsaw
Although the composer spent most of his life elsewhere, his ghost is ubiquitous in the Polish capital
The seductive splendour of Lucas Cranach the Elder
An exhibition at Compton Verney shows off the full range of the master’s work – from slinky nudes to opulent portraits of the rulers of Saxony
A palace for your pooch
It’s the mutt-see show of the year (if you’re a dog) – an architectural playground just for you (again, if you’re a dog) at Japan House London
A farewell to boredom – at Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara
The 14th-century pleasure palace has reopened after a two-year renovation – and its mysteries are as diverting as ever
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‘Setting people against objects makes for a grim discussion’
Museums face difficult financial choices, but there has to be a better way forward than the pitting of staff against permanent collections