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‘I wanted conversations, I wanted people, I wanted the play’ – an interview with Hildegard Bechtler
Creating the sets for plays at the National Theatre, the Barbican and the Royal Court is no mean feat. The German-born set designer speaks to Apollo about how she works her magic
Dreaming spires – the restless imagination of Imre Makovecz
The Hungarian architect with a penchant for the fantastical left behind a series of highly provocative buildings
How Indigenous artists are holding their own in the art market
This year’s edition of the Venice Biennale points to and even reinforces the growing interest of collectors
The French Renaissance palace putting Brueghel and Braque side by side
The renovated Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse is a fitting home for its founder’s eclectic art collection
The intoxicating adverts of Armando Testa
The Italian artist had no shortage of spirited designs for corporate brewers and distillers keen to convey the essence of their products
The photographer who turned women into goddesses
George Hoyningen-Huene took cues from classical statuary to make his subjects into untouchable ice queens
The ulterior motifs of Aby Warburg
A new life of a very singular art historian places his work in the intellectual contexts of his time
The lesser-known greats of Abstract Expressionism are making a mark
Art by the movement’s best-known practitioners still fetches huge sums, but it’s work by women and artists of colour that is really taking off
How the Hirshhorn Museum stays ahead of the curve
The modernist building houses many significant works, but it’s the museum’s canny marketing and astute navigation of choppy political climates that really set it apart as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
The architects who have dreamt of impossible buildings
Aaron Betsky’s account of the wildest visions architecture has to offer is full of buildings that haunt the structures of the real world
‘I know exactly what I am looking for’ – Helen Hamlyn on collecting with purpose
The philanthropist’s pursuits range from collecting Asian art to restoring ruined buildings
The Italian wines that look as good as they taste
A series of artist-designed bottles produced by an innovative Tuscan winery wouldn’t be out of place in a gallery
Gardening with the Bloomsbury Group
Outdoor activities offered Bloomsbury’s women welcome respite from their indoor pursuits
Exposing the colonial past – an interview with Sammy Baloji
Taking photographs as a starting point, the artist unearths the hidden connections between European colonialism and modern-day Africa
‘Burningly cerebral and slightly mad’ – André Masson at the Pompidou-Metz, reviewed
As a rare exhibition of his work demonstrates, the French Surrealist’s art took a series of very intense twists and turns
The endless mystique of Franz Kafka
The term ‘Kafkaesque’ is in constant use and misuse, but, a century on from his death, are we any closer to understanding the man himself?
The joyous art of fancy Victorian ices
Modern creations may offer a riot of flavours but in form they’re no match for the fantastical shapes of the past
Jeremy Frey weaves new worlds
The seventh-generation basketry artist is bringing new dynamism to an ancient craft
The silversmith who struck gold at Tiffany
Edward C. Moore played a crucial role in the firm’s 19th-century success and his own collecting inspired some of its most impressive creations.
The best cellars are like museums of fine wine
Underground storage can be dark and sinister, but when it’s used for wine, it can become a place of deep pleasure
France chases the Olympic dream
As the Olympic Games arrive in Paris, two exhibitions shine a light on overlooked aspects of competitive sport
The feuding artists who shaped art after the Russian Revolution
The story of Kazimir Malevich and Vladimir Tatlin’s competing artistic outlooks is told with verve in Sjeng Scheijen’s new book
Turning the page on Pevsner’s architectural guides
The new Staffordshire volume marks the completion of the revised Buildings of England series – and the end of a publishing era
Where are all the women Impressionists?
The work of Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and their female contemporaries is now in great demand, but very short supply
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