When it comes to conjuring the uncanny atmosphere and impossible logic of dreams, the Czech film-maker has few equals
The social historian who bought the David Parr House in Cambridge finds herself drawn to fantastical interiors in unexpected settings
In 18th-century France, an emerging consumer society created a new kind of buyer and encouraged artists to look to the short-term
The Scottish painter’s openness to developments in modern art led him to adopt a remarkable number of styles in the course of a long career
The artist did his best to destroy any traces of his work as a designer, but the little that survives offers new perspectives on his art
James Trotman, who coaches Britain’s current #1 tennis player, talks to Apollo about his love of modern British painting and why art and tennis are a good match
The Mexican artist, known for his woven works that borrow from folk-art traditions, listens to Bach and Rosalía while working in his studio in Colonia Roma, Mexico City
The artist observes a long working day in her studio in Harringay, but enjoys listening to bashment, riding her Peloton and thumbing through books by Kerry James Marshall
• Bringing Pompeii back to life
• The surreal films of Jan Švankmajer
• The cat ladies of contemporary art
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Apollo celebrates 40 artists, patrons, thinkers and business-people blurring the line between art and craft; the Italian museum memorialising an unsolved plane crash; reviews of Paula Modersohn-Becker in New York, Elisabeth Frink’s menagerie, and Eileen Agar’s memoir of an unconventional life – and Jonathan Lethem remembers meeting a feather-brained friend in Maine
PETA is throwing shade at the paint company Farrow & Ball for its use of vegan-unfriendly paint names, but coming up with terms for colours is easier said than done
Creating the sets for plays at the National Theatre, the Barbican and the Royal Court is no mean feat. The German-born set designer speaks to Apollo about how she works her magic
The Hungarian architect with a penchant for the fantastical left behind a series of provocative buildings
This year’s edition of the Venice Biennale points to and even reinforces the growing interest of collectors
The Australian artist who has questioned the representation of women for decades now takes a playful and pointed look at her younger and older selves
The Italian artist had no shortage of spirited designs for corporate brewers and distillers keen to convey the essence of their products
George Hoyningen-Huene took cues from classical statuary to make his subjects into untouchable ice queens
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
Comparing the spreads on offer in scenes by Manet and Monet suggests that eating outdoors offered the artists a very particular kind of freedom
Ahead of his Tate Britain commission, the artist tells Apollo about being inspired by Tupac and Cy Twombly and wanting to involve communities in everything he makes
The Met’s return of a bronze statue to Thailand and the reaction in Cambodia shows the difficulty of recovering the origins of looted objects
As part of its bicentenary celebrations, the National Gallery turns to Vincent Van Gogh, paying particular attention to the two…
Maurice de Vlaminck was a key exponent of the Fauvist movement, his textual, richly coloured paintings rivalled only by the…
Chess, Parcheesi and Chinese checkers, Monopoly and Chutes and Ladders – the many manifestations of the gameboard are the focus…
The Musée d’Orsay’s recent ‘Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment’, marking 150 years since the movement’s first exhibition, has travelled to…
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In praise of the cat ladies of contemporary art
Hettie Judah considers how artists such as Tracey Emin and Kiki Smith have represented the sacred bond between women and their cats