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Are artists justified in boycotting Israel?
Calls for cultural and academic boycotts of Israel continue to hit the headlines. Should we regard such politically charged stances as divisive or necessary for change?
FAO John McDonnell: Mao memorabilia for sale!
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…
The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip
Alex Salmond is enamoured of his new portrait; Norman Foster’s colourful wardrobe; and Paris Hilton hits the decks at Art Basel Miami Beach
London Diary: Art and Anxiety
‘I made it my mission last week to find a show that captured the city’s twitchiness.’
Personality of the Year
Maria Balshaw, the director of the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester City Galleries, has been a driving force behind the city’s cultural renaissance
Acquisition of the Year
The four bronze angels commissioned for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey are reunited at last at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Beyond Modigliani – alternative histories of modern Italian art in New York
Uncovering some of the period’s forgotten stars
The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip
Eddie Peake dresses up for Victoria Beckham; David Cameron pops into Pace; and the taste of Tinder CEO Sean Rad
Finally, an Alec Soth show in London
This major solo show reveals just how much Soth’s frank stare pervades his photographs
Apollo Awards 2015: Acquisitions of the Year Shortlist
The most significant artworks and artefacts to enter museum collections in the last 12 months
Apollo Awards 2015: Book of the Year Shortlist
Recognising the recent art publications that have contributed significantly to their field
Apollo Awards 2015: Exhibition of the Year Shortlist
Recognising the most revelatory and influential exhibitions of the past year
‘We have one heritage.’ Syria’s chief of antiquities calls on Europe for help
‘The dangers surrounding the Syrian archaeological heritage are growing beyond our capabilities’
Solitary Soul: Interview with Lee Ufan
‘My painting is a game, with the canvas as my opponent’
Creating a new architecture: Ödön Lechner in Hungary
Almost every great city seems to have produced one or perhaps two architects who escape the constraints of history: in Budapest it was Lechner
Victoria Beckham and the ‘Artist to the Stars’
Victoria Beckham champions street art. Just like every other celebrity under the sun…
Paris’s celebration of Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun is long overdue
A memorable exhibition at the Grand Palais tells the story of a remarkable artist and independent woman
Touring the coast in central London: ‘One and All’ at Somerset House
A contemporary art show in the capital marks 50 years of the National Trust’s work on the coast
Virtual Florence: A Church Goes Digital
Reconstructing the lost Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore
Giacometti: Rebel artist and lifelong mother’s boy
‘It is impossible to paint a portrait’, claimed Giacometti, but that didn’t stop him trying whenever he went home to his family
Letter from Belfast
‘Belfast is like East Berlin after the Wall came down’ – William Cook on the changing face of a divided city
Preview: Asian Art In London
Highlights from this year’s city-wide event: from painted scrolls to Chinese jade
Lawrence Weiner adds a note of anxiety at Blenheim Palace
Can contemporary art operate critically within such surroundings?
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Bulgaria must not try to forget its past
Sofia has many important monuments – and they should not be removed or destroyed