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CONTENTS  May 2013

Editors' Letter: Public outrage

EDITORIAL

Editors' Letter: Public outrage

Apollo is published in London, one of the world’s great art capitals and home to extraordinary, thrilling exhibitions such as last year’s ‘Bronze’ at the Royal Academy

Around the Galleries

CONTEMPORARY ART

Around the Galleries

Brussels plays host to a trio of outstanding fairs at the Place du Grand Sablon in early June, and the ever popular Carré Rive Gauche – now in its 36th year – returns to the Left Bank in Paris.

Architecture

ARCHITECTURE

Architecture

The work of John Nash has often been overshadowed by that of his contemporary, John Soane. But his pragmatism, as well as his experiments with the picturesque, make him one of the most significant of all British architects. 

Collectors’ Focus

Collectors’ Focus

As the market in pre-Columbian art shifts from New York to Paris prices have soared, demonstrated by the record-breaking sale of the Barbier-Mueller collection in March. With prices in the ascendancy, there are opportunities here for collectors.

The Art Market : Maket Preview

The Art Market : Maket Preview

New York’s spring season of Impressionist, modern and contemporary sales dominates the market this month.

Houghton Revisited

Houghton Revisited

Houghton Hall is a remarkable survival – a stately home that has remained largely unaltered since it was commissioned by Sir Robert Walpole in the 18th century. Lord Cholmondeley talks to Apollo about the history of the estate and his commitment to its future.

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

The temporary return of Sir Robert Walpole’s outstanding picture collection to Houghton Hall has posed unique challenges to exhibition organisers. The process of securing loans and reconstructing Walpole’s hang has given rise to numerous surprises

The Art of Diplomacy

The Art of Diplomacy

Velázquez’s portrait of Francesco I d’Este is one of the highlights of the Galleria Estense in Modena. It has now been loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to raise awareness of the damage caused by the 2012 earthquake in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy

Unreal City

Unreal City

During the interwar years, architectural sculpture in London became the focus of fierce debates about the merits of realism and abstraction

A Question of Style

A Question of Style

15th-century English alabaster carvings have often been described misleadingly as ‘Nottingham alabasters’. More careful scrutiny of the social and intellectual contexts of their production would furnish us with a greater sense of their cultural significance – and their rich artistry

Vasari’s Michelangelo

Vasari’s life of Michelangelo has often been criticised for its self-interest.

Books in tow

Books in tow

R.B. Kitaj’s debt to literary culture is more visible than ever in this fine retrospective, writes Aaron Rosen

Pliny and the Artistic Culture of the Italian Renaissance

Pliny and the Artistic Culture of the Italian Renaissance

Sarah McHam
Yale University Press, £45
ISBN 9780300186031

Julian Trevelyan: Picture Language

Julian Trevelyan: Picture Language

Philip Trevelyan
Lund Humphries, £40
ISBN 9781848221123

The Paintings of Dirck van Baburen: Catalogue Raisonné

Wayne Franits
John Benjamins Publishing Company, €340
ISBN 9789027249654

Paris 1650–1900: Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum

Paris 1650–1900: Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum

Reinier Baarsen
Yale University Press, £175
ISBN 9780300191295

The Bay Area School

The Bay Area School

Thomas Williams
Lund Humphries, £35
ISBN 9781848221239

Crafting allure

Crafting allure

Sheila McTighe enjoys an exhibition that puts Barocci’s innovative processes on display

Sacred and profane

Sacred and profane

Despite its compact size, this overview of Titian’s artistic career includes numerous surprises, writes Peter Humfrey

Too vividly represented

Too vividly represented

Kristen Treen on how artists and photographers responded to the carnage of the American Civil War

Rain-swept contours

Rain-swept contours

A lavish new monograph on Emil Nolde is a revelation, writes David Platzer

Hidden in plain sight

Hidden in plain sight

The sculpture of Charles Wheeler deserves greater recognition, writes Robert Upstone