Hatra's embattled history, from the Romans to ISIS
It’s been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists – but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
The Apollo podcast: Charles Saumarez Smith
Thomas Marks talks to the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy about his new book on East London
Terry Adkins and the art of sound
The artist’s haunting sound sculptures and paintings address the absent figures who inspired them
The Avignon Clock is as good as any sculpture
This spectacular French clock, designed by the best craftsman of the day, is the star of a show at the Wallace Collection
‘Everything I know comes from painting’
The possibilities of paint are inexhaustible, says the German artist Markus Lüpertz
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May 2017
This May, Apollo features articles on the Venice Biennale, the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and the art of Camille Claudel. Provocative German artist Markus Lüpertz talks to Maggie Gray about his dedication to painting, and fashion designer Kasper tells Susan Moore about his instinctive approach to collecting. Plus: Chris Killip’s photographs of the north-east and Raphael’s drawings. Preview the issue below.
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Gilded glass from the world’s most glamorous ship
The legendary S.S. Normandie was lost to fire in the 1940s, but relics from its luxury interior survive – including these verre églomisé panels
How did ‘Viva Arte Viva’ go so wrong?
Wasn’t this year’s Venice Biennale exhibition supposed to do away with grand curatorial conceits?
Mass nudity and a decoy magician
How Spencer Tunick turned public nakedness into art – while avoiding the police
A flawed introduction to the women of post-war abstraction
MoMA’s attempt to ‘make space’ for women artists has backfired, but does at least highlight some unexpected affinities between artists
Emery Walker’s house is an Arts and Crafts utopia
This remarkable house in Hammersmith is a vivid museum of late Victorian cultural life
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Why acts of god hardly ever harm gothic cathedrals
Gothic cathedrals were designed to withstand enormous wind pressures, so Soissons has been exceptionally unlucky
Activists round on artists in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights
Tensions have flared in recent months as residents accuse new galleries of ‘art-washing’ and gentrifying the neighbourhood
A history of dodgy dealing
An entertaining book reveals the sometimes duplicitous history of art dealing
Is Documenta exploiting the economic crisis in Athens?
This year Documenta will be split between Kassel and Athens. Is this ‘crisis tourism’ or will it spotlight the city’s overlooked contemporary art scene?
A Perfect Chemistry: Photographs by Hill & Adamson
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
This major exhibition uncovers the brief but uniquely productive relationship of two early Scottish photographers
27 May - 1 Oct 2017
The Sacred Stone of the Maori
Musée du quai Branly, Paris
Discover the historical and spiritual significance of jade to the Maori people through a selection of sculptures and carvings
23 May - 1 Oct 2017
Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
British Museum, London
Drawn from the last decades of Hokusai’s life, this exhibition highlights the artist’s extraordinary creative breadth
25 May - 13 Aug 2017
Fernand Léger. Beauty is everywhere
Centre Pompidou-Metz
The museum celebrates it’s 40th anniversary with this special exhibition of 100 major works by the ‘painter of modern life’
21 May - 30 Oct 2017
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
The productive failures of Vito Acconci
Remembering the pioneering performance artist Vito Acconci, who died in April aged 77