Public sculpture in the UK is about to become more visible
Art UK, which last year launched a digital catalogue of every oil painting in public ownership, has embarked on an equivalent project for sculpture
Find the time to look longer and harder at art
Art demands close attention. The new ‘Slow Art Workshops’ provide unique opportunities to study and even handle objects of great beauty
The best of Masterpiece 2017
There’s something for all taste’s at this year’s art fair, from ancient statuary to bright abstract paintings
Milton Avery’s unique American modernism
An exhibition of the artist’s works at Victoria Miro – the first in London in over a decade – is a lesson in painterly deftness
Now is the time to buy English porcelain…
English porcelain may not attract the same high prices of the past, but it could still be a lucrative opportunity for new collectors
The short step from pagan portraits to early Christian icons
Pagan and Christian art have more in common than you think – or so a polemical new book argues
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June 2017
This June, Apollo features articles on the National Gallery of Ireland, Mesopotamian sculpted animals, and LA’s growing art scene. Frank Bowling talks to Imelda Barnard about his lifelong commitment to paint, and Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu tell Louise Nicholson about Magazzino, the new home for their Italian art collection. Plus: Masterpiece preview, and Bill Viola in Florence. Preview the issue below.
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Don’t expect England’s great cathedrals to look after themselves
The ancient cathedrals of England need financial help to stave off ruin
The Charterhouse is a time capsule in the centre of London
As part of a former monastic complex, the Charterhouse is a living reminder of London’s medieval past
The world of mosaics, from Tivoli to Tottenham Court Road
Durable, versatile and colourful, mosaics have a long history and a bright future, as the V&A will explore this weekend
Bill Viola breathes fresh life into the Renaissance
A thrilling opportunity to see Bill Viola’s work alongside the Renaissance art that inspired it
MoMA puts on a model exhibition about Frank Lloyd Wright
This revelatory show matches Frank Lloyd Wright’s work to his personality and his designs to his ambitions
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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
Native American art hasn’t changed, but museums have
The Metropolitan Museum is finally showing Native art in its American galleries. This is important, but only as a reflection on museums themselves
What the Minotaur can tell us about Picasso
An exhibition documenting Picasso’s obsession with minotaurs and matadors is a curatorial triumph
G.F. Watts: England’s Michelangelo
Watts Gallery, Surrey
As part of its ‘Watts 200’ celebrations, the museum presents a major exhibition on the great Victorian painter
20 Jun - 26 Nov 2017
Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist
Art Institute of Chicago
Gauguin’s significant achievements in the applied arts gave him a unique identity as an artist-artisan
25 Jun - 10 Sep 2017
Degas, Impressionism, and the French Millinery Trade
Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
Impressionist works are displayed alongside 19th-century hats to explore Degas’ fascination with Parisian millinery
24 Jun - 24 Sep 2017
The largest UK retrospective of Lewis’s work includes more than 160 artworks, books, and journals from major international collections
23 Jun 2017 - 1 Jan 2018
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
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?