How Henry Fuseli turned poems into paintings
No 18th-century painter was more enthusiastic about embracing the most sensational subjects in English literature than the Swiss-born artist
Through the grapevine – the secret ceremony of Château Mouton Rothschild’s artist collaborations
Last week Peter Doig was revealed as the latest artist to design a label for the Château’s vintage release – a tradition that began in 1945 and remains shrouded in mystery
Reframing the Fitz – Luke Syson has big plans for the museum’s future
The director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, talks to Apollo about ‘bossy’ objects, slashed funding and the stories collections tell
The most approachable avant-garde artist in Britain – a tribute to Tom Phillips (1937–2022)
The artist who effortlessly crossed genres, but stayed close to south London, was best known for ‘A Humument’, a masterpiece 50 years in the making
Scary storeys – ‘Horror in the Modernist Block’, reviewed
Contemporary artists explore the fearful side of modernist architecture at Ikon, but a real sense of menace may be missing
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The green light to acquisition – how collector-focused technology keeps art deals moving
Arcarta reveals how the right tools could create a smoother and safer system for art galleries to sell work and for collectors looking to buy
Acquisitions of the Month: November 2022
Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a grumpy woman and an elaborate art nouveau tea set once owned by Karl Lagerfeld are among this month’s highlights
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In the studio with… AA Bronson
The Berlin-based artist sees no division between his life and work – his apartment is filled to the brim with artworks, books and the objects he collects
In the studio with… Caroline Walker
The Scottish painter Caroline Walker offers a glimpse inside her north London studio – where she’s kept company by slugs, spiders and cuddly toys
December 2022
A very proud Mary in Florence
The fantasies of Henry Fuseli
Art in the time of the AIDS crisis
Can contemporary art be funny?
Plus: reframing the Fitzwilliam Museum, a brief history of mulled wine, what’s next for NFTs and, in reviews: the triumph of the Tudors, ways of seeing at the Wellcome Collection and the unfashionable art of Ruskin Spear
Can NFTs make a comeback?
Five leading figures in the digital art world offer their insights into how the NFT market will evolve following the crypto crash
Surveillance tactics – the art of spying on screen
The Cinémathèque française’s unsettling show about film-making and espionage reveals how much the two activities have in common
How Henry Fuseli turned poems into paintings
No 18th-century painter was more enthusiastic about embracing the most sensational subjects in English literature than the Swiss-born artist
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The soft resistance of Magdalena Abakanowicz’s woven sculptures
The Polish artist worked at a monumental scale but her most impressive works are less about the size than the expressive potential of her craft
Mimic men – how artists have spurred each other to new heights
An illuminating exhibition in Vienna explores how artists from the Greeks on have revelled in rivalries
The film-maker exploring Nigeria’s hangover from colonial rule
Ayo Akingbade’s new short film, set in the first Guinness factory to be built outside of the UK and Ireland, reveals a troubling story of labour and power
Is the art market about to tank? What the experts say
Six leading economists and art advisers offer their insights into how the market will be affected by a global recession
The irresistible cool of Bernice Bing
The Asian Art Museum is reviving interest in a painter who was at the heart of San Francisco’s arts scene in her lifetime, but all too quickly forgotten after her death
Grave matters – tussling over Tutankhamun
When the pharaoh’s tomb was discovered 100 years ago, the fate of its contents became a political minefield. Unpublished British papers reveal for the first time what was really at stake
For Lawrence Abu Hamdan, music makes a mockery of borders
The sound artist and ‘private ear’ talks to Apollo about his new film commission in Bristol, set in a library that straddles the US-Canadian border
Femme Fatale: Gaze – Power – Gender
The Hamburger Kunsthalle considers how the trope of the seductress has long cast its spell over the history of Western art
Visions of Naval Might: A Marine Painting for the Great Elector
The Dutch lawyer Olfert de Vrij painted ships as a hobby – but they caught the eye of Prussian royalty
Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind the celebrated filmmaker’s first stop-motion animation film
China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
A display of Chinese miniatures explores the diverse cultural and social uses of these small-scale sculptures
What’s the point of old postcards?
Unused postcards may seem like a blast from the past, but they can still send a powerful message