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Man about town – around modern London with Ian Nairn
A reissue of the architectural critic’s guide to new buildings in the capital is just as fresh as it was 60 years ago
The Venetian family that brought glass-making into the modern age
The founders of the firm Nason Moretti revolutionised the making of glass without compromising on its quality
The artists who want to enter the monster zone
Creativity often flouts conventions, so it’s no wonder more women want to become thoroughly monstrous
The Victorians who were drawn to colour
The Ashmolean’s new show vividly demonstrates how strong colours became a mainstay of 19th-century art
‘Ideas about nation, territory and identity are thrown into disarray’
At the Steirischer Herbst festival in Graz, the spectre of nationalism and anxiety about borders haunted this year’s programme
Is Uzbekistan poised to become a major cultural player?
The country is keen to rebrand by promoting its art and architecture – and the modernist buildings of its capital Tashkent are part of the plan
Unscrolling China’s historic urban fabric
A 30m-long painting presents the Kiangxi Emperor touring southern China, says Clarissa von Spee of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Man of the cloth – Karun Thakar on his extraordinary collection of Asian textiles
Among the collector’s many objects is one of the most important holdings of antique textiles in private hands
Grapes of froth – making the thinking man’s ‘champagne’
A vineyard-meets-sculpture park in Franciacorta makes wine truly a multisensory affair
Money matters – the problem museums have with philanthropy
As museums face rising costs and lower grants, fundraising is more important than ever – but they have to be very careful where the money comes from
On a scroll – Chinese classical painting is finding new favour
From the November 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. The twin brush arts of calligraphy and painting first developed…
The modern-day collectors who want to build their own cabinets of curiosities
Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe
Fired up – Daniel Katz on his passion for Islamic pottery
The dealer has made his name through antiquities, Old Master sculptures and modern British art – but when it comes to his own collection, it’s the Islamic world that sets his heart alight
How healthy is London’s contemporary art market?
The first Frieze Art Fair in 2003 made the capital cool again – but how much does it matter now, 20 years on?
How Frans Hals made up for his slow start
The painter was no prodigy but, as Bart Cornelis of the National Gallery in London tells Apollo, he was soon making up for lost time with his bold brushwork
Studying abroad: what Mark Rothko learned in Europe
The painter was often forthright in his rejection of the old world – but it’s time to reconsider his European influences
The baroque Edwardian buildings of Edwin Rickards
The architect’s highly ornamented designs have more in common with the work of his European peers
Soul mates – the story of Yusuf and Zuleikha
Sameer Rahim is impressed by a 16th-century Iranian manuscript illustrating a Sufi poem of seduction and spiritualism
Colour saturation – how the world stopped seeing in black and white
Kirsty Sinclair Dootson shows that a history of colour processes is also a history of shifts in society
Stitches in time – the power of Palestinian embroidery
The history of Palestinian dress is inseparable from that of the nation itself – and now the subject of an invaluable exhibition
Local hero – Joshua Reynolds returns to Plymouth
To mark the painter’s 300th birthday, the Box in Plymouth is staging a thoughtful show that encourages us to look beyond the obvious
Sophie Calle takes on Picasso in Paris
In the year’s most unusual tribute to the modernist master, the artist is taking over the museum dedicated to him and filling it with her personal belongings
Brave new world – how Glenn Spiro breathes new life into old materials
The London-based jewellery artist uses antique forms to challenge received notions of preciousness
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