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Lino sheets and London streets – the pioneers of modern British printmaking
For a brief period between the wars, the Grosvenor School in Pimlico was the site of a printmaking revolution
The variety, delicacy and wit of Lina Bo Bardi
In her drawings as in her architecture, the Italian-born Brazilian modernist was ‘radical and magical’
Selfie shtick – the many faces of Maria Lassnig
The Austrian painter dedicated her career to translating bodily sensations into visual form – often through self-portraits
Handy work – the business of craft in interwar Britain
An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum explores the interwoven lives and pioneering work of designer-artisans in Sussex and beyond
Pelicans, fossils and fingered lemons – recreating the paper museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
Shattered hopes and a descent into hell – German Expressionist prints in Glasgow
A remarkable collection of prints anticipate and address Germany’s turmoil after the First World War
The ‘very singular’ Félix Vallotton is finally given his due
Long eclipsed by his fellow Nabis artists Bonnard and Vuillard, this Swiss painter and printmaker produced brilliant and unsettling work
A studio of one’s own – Britain’s first women artists
How to succeed as a woman painter in 17th-century England? A supportive husband, royal patronage and mentorship from Van Dyck certainly helped
The Apollo summer party, in pictures
Leading lights from the art and museum worlds turned out on Monday night for Apollo’s annual summer party
Crater glory – how artists have responded to Earth’s nearest neighbour
From Friedrich Nerly to Robert Rauschenberg – artistic fascination with the moon has never waned
‘Over the years you get closer to those things you call impossible’ – an interview with Tal R
The Danish artist talks about his new exhibition at Hastings Contemporary, and the obsessions behind his paintings
Is the art world too obsessed with celebrity?
Stephen Patience and Kate Bryan wonder if famous faces can make art more accessible – or do they just get in the way?
Class act – a new look for Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art
From Assyrian carvings to contemporary African art, the museum’s wide-ranging collection has a recently expanded home
Claudette Johnson’s body of work feels as necessary as ever
The artist’s depictions of black women and their experience are on show at Modern Art Oxford
‘I’m trying to erase myself’ – an interview with Cindy Sherman
The artist has been taking photographs of herself for more than 40 years – but we mustn’t think of the results as self-portraits
Who’s going to shell out for this monumental crab?
‘Truly grotesque’ it may be, but the export bar placed on this characterful Victorian ceramic reflects its importance as a work of art
Spain’s annual photography festival, in focus
From Franco-era crimes to the Anthropocene, images at PhotoEspaña 2019 tackle some powerful subjects
What not to miss at London Art Week
Highlights of this year’s event include a long-lost tapestry commissioned by Charles I and dozens of drawings by Adolph von Menzel
Pawn stars – famous chess sets in art and history
With a rediscovered Lewis chessman coming up for auction in July, Apollo takes a look at other great sets of the noble game
An itinerant Iberian master – Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery, reviewed
A small but dazzling display offers viewers in the UK a rare glimpse of a painter who fused Spanish and Flemish influences
The best of Masterpiece 2019
A Romano-British mosaic, a rococo coffee pot, and Robert Rauschenberg are among the highlights of this year’s fair
From infant prodigy to infatuated old man – the many guises of Merlin
The mythical figure has taken many forms over the centuries, some more dignified than others
Putting Renaissance paintings in their place
A new study of framing devices is illuminating, but devotes surprisingly little space to actual picture frames
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‘It was in London that he belonged’ – remembering Leon Kossoff
A tribute to the great painter of London’s urban landscapes, who has died at the age of 92