Features
Collectors & Museums
Collectors and museums are intimately linked: collectors seek out curatorial advice and museums rely on collectors’ generosity for acquisitions. James Fenton opens Apollo’s special issue on private collectors and the public realm by exploring some of the consequences of this complex relationship.
Read more
The top 20
The collectors who really matter to the history of art are not necessarily the very richest or even the most acquisitive. They are those who by their example set standards for others, encourage interest in the art they collect and share their treasures with the public. In short, the collectors of greatest importance are those who wield the greatest influence. Martin Bailey presents Apollo’s list of the 20 most influential collectors today.
Aesthete or imperialist? Hadrian’s afterlife in art
To mark the opening of the British Museum’s exhibition on the Emperor Hadrian, Caroline Vout traces the way that our image of him has been shaped by artists since the 18th century.
Van Meegeren’s Early Vermeers
Jonathan Lopez reveals that three 1920s fake Vermeers are by the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren, who, far from being an independent operator, was part of a slick operation of organised art fraud.
Reckless in his obsession
Renowned as a socialite as well as an entrepreneur, Sir David Tang is also a pioneering collector of contemporary Chinese art. Susan Moore visits him at his home in Hong Kong for a tour of his collection. Portrait by Victoria Tang.
Museum for the middle-brows
Michael Hall talks to Sir Peter Moores about the ideals that lie behind his Creation of Compton Verney, which he describes as one of the most ‘artistically accessible collections in the country’.
Dazzling impresssions
Joanna Selborne selects highlights from the Courtauld Gallery’s superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist prints, currently the subject of two displays celebrating the Courtauld’s 75th anniversary.
Mozart & Meissen
In August Salzburg hosts its second World Fine Art Fair, timed to coincide with the city’s internationally famous music festival. As Isabel Andrews discovers, the art is alive with the sound of music.
Sharing it out
Louise Nicholson meets Herbert and Dorothy Vogel at home in Manhattan to talk about their extraordinary gift of 2,500 modern drawings to 50 museums across the US. Portrait by Lanola Stone.
Castle at the cutting edge
Simon Grant talks to Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst about bringing contemporary art to the grounds of Sudeley Castle, her family home. Portrait by Derry Moore.
Think of England
Mark Wallinger’s proposal for a 50-metre-high sculpture of a white horse at Ebbsfleet, Kent, has captured the headlines. He talks to Martin Gayford about public art, national identity and bloodstock.
