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With no limit to his curiosity, David Medalla brought a truly global outlook to 1960s London
From his sitting room in west London, the Manila-born artist created a vital space for avant-garde artists and writers
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Africa in focus: Mikhael Subotzky
The South African photographer talks to Apollo about art, power, and his long-standing mistrust of images
From the ridiculous to the sublime – Bruce Nauman at Tate Modern, reviewed
This career-spanning survey presents an artist whose work consistently teeters between the absurd and the poetic
The week in art news – continuing restrictions mean a patchy reopening for European museums
As a second phase of national lockdowns across Europe comes to an end, the reopening of museums will proceed at…
Artist of the Year
Steve McQueen This has been a busy year for Steve McQueen by anyone’s standards. A career retrospective at Tate Modern…
Why are Berlin’s new buildings so intent on looking backwards?
The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is just one example of the city’s nostalgia for the past
The week in art news – Art Basel Miami Beach cancelled
The organisers of Art Basel Miami Beach have cancelled this year’s edition of the fair, due to take place on…
Losing face – iconoclasm in ancient Rome
The importance of public statuary and portraiture for the Romans is no better demonstrated than in the way images of personae non gratae were destroyed, disfigured or re-carved
The week in art news – Hagia Sophia to be turned back into mosque
Plus: James Murdoch’s firm to invest in MCH Group, Frieze fairs in London cancelled, and more art news
Looking closely at art during lockdown
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, and Tibetan art specialist Alice S. Kandell on spending more time with objects
‘A giant of Italian art’ – on Germano Celant (1940–2020)
The critic and curator, who coined the term Arte Povera, played a large part in shaping the art world as we know it
Trial by fire – the rush to rebuild Notre-Dame
Was the pledge to restore the cathedral in just five years a reasonable commitment or a rash promise?
A history of Birmingham in 456 lots – the Assay Office Library comes to auction
A sale of volumes collected by the Assay Office over two centuries brings numerous important works to the market, despite local opposition
‘Rome without people isn’t really Rome at all’ – notes from a city under quarantine
With the whole of Italy in lockdown, the streets of Rome are empty – and the city without visitors has a strange and confusing atmosphere
Has the tomb of Romulus really been found – or is someone crying wolf?
Claims that the resting place of the legendary founder of Rome has been discovered cause Rakewell to raise an eyebrow
In search of art during lockdown
We’ve all been visiting museums of the mind – but can also take in the art on our doorsteps