This year’s edition of the Brussels fair is full of dreamlike offerings from new exhibitors and stalwarts of the event alike
What constitutes a delicacy has changed over the centuries, but dining on camel is still a rare luxury
William Theiss takes a close look at the pocket-sized sculptures that 15th-century pilgrims thought perfect for private reverie
After a mid-century dip in enthusiasm, the demand for exceptional pieces of design seems irrepressible
The painter is in no need of rediscovery at home, but her painstaking depictions of everyday life deserve to be better known abroad
The painter’s final months in the care of Dr Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, a physician as interested in art as he was in medicine, were an extraordinarily productive period
Stephanie Barczewski’s book considers how stately homes have evolved according to the needs of their owners and wider changes in society
Diane Wolfthal discusses the dizzying visions of heaven and hell to be found in a medieval prayer book at the Morgan Library
Jan Christian Sepp’s guide to the visual and geological properties of marble will whet the appetite of the modern readers too
A briny, brawny late work by Maine’s favourite modernist finds strength in stoic silence
William Burges’s transformation of the chapel of Worcester College in Oxford doubles as an all-out assault on the senses and a scathing critique of the previous architect
Henning Hoesch is a winemaker with a habit of making distinctions that extends to his collection of Old Master drawings
The westward spread of modernist design between the wars was shaped by the migrant experience
An exhibition at the Cinémathèque française doesn’t shy away from the film-maker’s political side
Work by the artist who painted herself as a sex goddess sits uneasily within the category of feminist art – and is all the better for being discomforting
Daniel Arsham has distilled centuries of history into his design for a bottle for Moët & Chandon’s new cuvée
Christine Sciacca of the Walters Art Museum explains how a processional icon of surprisingly modern design was made and what it means
After a period of mediocre post-pandemic growth, what will the next year bring? Apollo’s columnist peers through the mists to make some predictions
The Sarabhai family were great patrons of modernist architecture in the city – and Gira Sarabhai’s contribution in particular deserves to be better known
The festive bird has often been served up by artists and writers including J.M.W. Turner and Charles Dickens
The Mayfair institution contains scores of paintings of dogs who had jobs and some rather more pampered pets
The Pop sculptor shot to fame in the 1960s, but her determination not to be pigeonholed confounded many critics
Poster art has become a crucial part of the experience provided by more creative eateries
The cathedral’s glittering 19th-century reliquaries are among the treasures that have taken up temporary residence at the Louvre
