The next generation of contemporary artists may be emerging in the primary market galleries but just how secure is their future?
Artists have long embraced playful behaviour – not just as a form of creative release, but also as a way of dealing with conflict and taboo
Some of Britain’s finest examples of modern architecture may be under threat, but in Owen Hatherley they have a fierce champion
Rubens may dominate the field, but there are other names worth seeking out – and plenty of surprises to be found
Plus: Ukraine demolishes statue symbolising friendship with Russia and winners of the competition to renew the Barbican Centre announced
Pierre Terjanian of the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells Apollo why a Renaissance pageant shield is such a beguiling work of art
In this memoir of sorts, the photographer gives us a masterclass in staying alert and fully alive to the everyday world
Throughout the ages, and for better or worse, the clothes men have worn have been absolutely crucial, writes Rosalind Jana
Louis-Léopold Boilly experienced his fair share of personal drama, but he had a rare gift for depicting the ins and outs of everyday existence
A more local, intimate Frieze returns to the Shed – and Apollo picks out four of the best shows at London Gallery Weekend
The sculptor’s boundless powers of invention are on full display in his hometown for this once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster
TEFAF New York returns as a single edition this year, with antiquities, jewellery, design, modern and contemporary art all under one roof
The American painter may be famed for a chaotic approach, but in reality he had complete command of his materials – and he owed his technique to a printmaker
Once one of London's most impressive private palaces, the house successfully melded a mix of architectural styles but this wasn't enough to save it from its fate
The artist’s motivations for painting hooded Ku Klux Klan figures were as complicated and unsettling as our reactions as viewers might be
The nature of modern conflicts and the demands of today’s media has led to a shift in the images produced by photojournalists
This focused survey shows that artists after the war seemed more than ready to embrace the future
The painter’s contemporaries saw him as a successor to Sargent, but his depictions of Black and queer subjects may stand out more today
Blending wine, art and hospitality, Viña Vik wine estate invites visitors to indulge in the totality of aesthetic pleasure
With cracks appearing in the relationships of institutions in Nigeria, Barnaby Phillips wonders where the returned Benin Bronzes are going to end up
Suspicious of photography's ability to illustrate her colourful accounts of culinary history, food writer Elizabeth David looked to the Old Masters instead
Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest stately home in England, has at last been restored to something of its former glory
As the number of global billionaires has ballooned, the art world has become increasingly reliable on questionable funds from Russia and elsewhere
There is no great tradition of male nudes by women artists, but this underlines an asymmetry of power rather than a lack of female desire
