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Explicit intent – the art of shunga in Japan
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
Leonora Carrington
The Celtic Surrealist Leonora Carrington drew on a heady mix of influences. This exhibition – the first major retrospective of the…
Sea View
‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’, a new gallery at the National Maritime Museum, is at its best when it challenges our relationship to its well-worn stories
Stabiles in Spoleto
Ronchini Gallery’s exhibition ‘Calder & Melotti’ hinges on the artist’s shared experiences in Spoleto, Italy – but the context is never fully explored
Legacies
Rebecca Morrill discusses her work at the Contemporary Art Society to expand and strengthen public art collections in the North East
So Much Munch
The Munch Museum and National Museum in Oslo recently joined forces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Munch’s birth
No Alternative?
There are noble ideals (and some interesting artists) at work, but The Other Art Fair and Moniker’s crowded display doesn’t give the art a chance
Catalogue Photography
Dayanita Singh’s exhibition at the Hayward Gallery is curious curatorial blend: archive, library and gallery combined
Friezing Outside
Too many young dealers view Frieze as the gatekeeper to artistic fame and fortune, and are desperate to come in from the cold
Best is Yet to Come
The Hamburger Bahnhof looks at 20th-century attitudes to the future, but didn’t foresee some of the problems of its chosen approach
Acme Corporation
The Whitechapel Gallery celebrates Acme Studios’ avant-garde roots, but is it now just urban ruin-porn for London’s property developers?
Risen Again
A new Titian is a rare thing indeed; and it certainly looks good enough to be true
Show and Tell
Leonora Carrington may be a ‘literary painter’ and a surrealist storyteller, but we should not forget the formal qualities that underpin her best work
In Defence of the Curator
Curators are not ‘pirates who’ve taken over the ship’ and Waldemar Januszczak should know it
Propped Up Portraits
Carefully staged celebrity portraits by Jonathan Yeo and Michael Peto are on display at the National Portrait Gallery
Ideal Man
The Musée d’Orsay’s exhibition of male nudes is almost a great show, but it misses a timely opportunity to explore homoerotic sentiment in art
Revival: Laura Ashley
An exhibition at the Bowes Museum proves that Laura Ashley’s influence lives on
Little d’Angers
An exhibition at the Frick Collection ostensibly celebrates David d’Angers’ monumental sculpture, but his small medallions steal the show
Small Wonders: The Grundy Art Gallery
Richard Parry, curator of the Grundy Art Gallery, talks to Apollo about the Blackpool gallery’s collection
Drawn In
A new set of interactive digital displays has been unveiled at Tate Modern that seeks to create a ‘digital community within the building’
The Pearls and Shells of Qatar
There’s history behind the V&A’s ‘Pearls’ exhibition, its partnership with the Qatar Museums Authority, and its aptly-named sponsor, Shell
Alternative OZ
The ‘Larrikins’, counter-culture and psychedelic Smartiples: an alternative look at Australian art in London
Small Wonders: The Ditchling Museum
Hilary Williams, director of the Ditchling Museum, talks to Apollo on the eve of its public reopening
Anthony Caro
Apollo is deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Sir Anthony Caro, the influential British sculptor who died yesterday at the age of 89