This authoritative survey gives some of the most familiar works of English art a new lease of life
A new biography shows how thoroughly the designer’s life and work were intertwined
This week the institution elected the first female president in its 251-year history. Its Twitter account seems to be taking an *even* more radical direction
The Indian art gallery opened its first modest space in Delhi in 1993. Now its spaces and partnerships extend across the globe
The story of a simple-minded cat and his animal neighbours was never widely popular – but it counted E.E. Cummings and De Kooning among its fans
The Edith-Russ-Haus in Oldenburg is currently host to an exhibition exploring the rise of ‘nootropics’, or smart drugs, in Silicon Valley
Lakeside views by the painters Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Hugo Simberg are coming to auction this week
If films and television are anything to go by, it seems the main raison to go to an art gallery is to find a date
The 16th-century frescoed palace has been sexed up with a show exploring power and desire in the mannerist’s art
Jayne Wrightsman’s final gift to the Met and a silver-gilt toilet service at the Louvre are among this month’s highlights
Apollo’s editors pick out some arty stocking fillers, from a glow-in-the-dark Leonardo figurine to Mondrian-inspired socks
For all her flaws – and love of the limelight – Sontag’s commitment to seriousness feels more necessary than ever
Four centuries after the first English slave ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, the president of Ghana is urging members of the African diaspora to discover their roots
On his 50th birthday the society painter set off for the Holy Land, experiencing something of a conversion
The writer and researcher has written a comprehensive new history of modern architecture in Cairo
This wide-ranging and original study gives art historians much to think and argue about
Paintings from the museum’s founding collection show the unsettling ways in which men have often represented women
The Dominican nun led a flourishing workshop in the convent of Santa Caterina – as her recently restored Last Supper shows
The National Gallery is raising funds to purchase Orazio Gentileschi’s biblical scene – once a prized possession of Queen Henrietta Maria
A recent ban on climbing the sacred rock in Australia's 'red centre' was celebrated with singing and dancing. What other forms of art have emerged from the site?
A small alpine village has set up shop outside the National Gallery – are there any parallels with what’s inside the building?
The multi-talented French architect and designer worked at the cutting edge of modernism
The engraver’s visions of a continent he never saw were designed to appeal to the European imagination
The artist was a key figure in the avant-garde scene that emerged in China after the Cultural Revolution
