Acquisitions of the month: April 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from the final portrait of the 1st Duke of Wellington, to a rare Modigliani sculpture
The man on a mission to re-energise Murano glass
‘Letting Murano glass die is like allowing the Colosseum to collapse’
The Apollo podcast: Adam Lowe
Thomas Marks talks to the founder of the Factum Foundation about how digital technologies are conserving world heritage
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Genre Paintings in the Mauritshuis’, edited by Maud Lankester and Yvette Bruijnen
‘It’s hard to figure out why Giacometti is so good’
Carol Bove on Alberto Giacometti, the Venice Biennale, and being ‘spiritually Swiss’
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Stanley Spencer: Looking to heaven’, edited by John Spencer (Unicorn Press)
Acquisitions of the month: March 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from rare Fabergé animals in London to Canadian masterpieces in Ottawa
Eight art events to get to in April
Highlights include shows devoted to Botticelli, Balla, and Walker Evans, and Tate’s ‘Queer British Art’ exhibition
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London’, edited by Julius Bryant and Susan Weber
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?
TEFAF video: an unholy alliance – conflict or symbiosis?
Watch a TEFAF Talk about the relationship between museums and the art trade
Where to go when you leave TEFAF Maastricht
If you’re visiting the fair, why not expand your horizons and head to these nearby art events, too?
Are things looking up for women in the arts?
Women artists have long been underrepresented on the world stage. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate some notable recent attempts at change
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Rogues’ Gallery: A History of Art and its Dealers’ by Philip Hook
Acquisitions of the month: February 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a late medieval altarpiece panel, to 62 works of art by contemporary African American artists
Ten art events to get to in March
This month’s exhibition highlights include a major Rodin centenary exhibition and the National Gallery’s pairing of Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo
Is the Bilbao effect over?
How has the Guggenheim Bilbao changed the city in the 20 years since it opened – and should other cities still try to copy its example?
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘America’s National Gallery of Art’ by Philip Kopper
Acquisitions of the month: January 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a Czech Surrealist masterpiece, to a collection of 800 rare Japanese prints
Nine art events to get to in February
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time’ by Susan Grace Galassi
The Apollo podcast: Idris Khan
Thomas Marks talks to artist Idris Khan as the largest exhibition of his works to date goes on display at the New Art Gallery in Walsall
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