Apollo

For 100 years it has covered everything from antiquities to contemporary work, publishing exclusive interviews with the world’s most important artists and collectors, reviews and previews of exhibitions, and thought-provoking features on all aspects of art. Each issue also contains Apollo’s regular columns, including food, wine, architecture and much more. Apollo is always elegantly illustrated, authoritative and entertaining.

APOLLO

Making a spectacle

Apollo’s exhibitions of the month

London Art Fair • The 38th edition of the modern and contemporary fair welcomes emerging artists and seasoned exhibitors alike to the capital

The Winter Show • Objects spanning five millennia are on display at New York’s longest-running fair for art, antiques and design

BRAFA Art Fair • The Brussels fair eschews glitz in favour of eclectic art of the highest quality, from the prehistoric to the contemporary, writes MICHAEL DELGADO

Age-old problem • HETTIE JUDAH on the late-career artists who continue to paint themselves

Introducing the Apollo Prize for Drawing • EDWARD BEHRENS on a new collaboration with the Royal Drawing School

Royal grumble • The first exhibition at Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art should have been cause for celebration. Instead, it was marred by violent protests. What went wrong? And what does this have to do with the famous Benin Bronzes?

‘Gaudí’s mystical poem in stone has been recalibrated over the years’ • GIJS VAN HENSBERGEN on the long-awaited completion of the Sagrada Família

Seeds of greatness • The pomegranate is almost as packed with symbolism as it is with flavour, writes JENNY LINFORD

Grape moments in history • The Francs de Pied movement hopes to see ancient vines recognised as part of the world’s shared cultural heritage, writes CHRISTINA MAKRIS

THE APOLLO 40

HOT PROPERTY • The real-estate developer Jorge M. Pérez and his wife Darlene are mainstays of the Miami art scene. Committed to sharing their collection with institutions, they now extend their philanthropy as far as the Tate – but they are still surrounded by art at home

THE MONUMENTS MAN • While Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s approach to restoring France’s medieval buildings remains controversial – one could call him ‘the punchbag of Notre-Dame’ – his many and varied talents were awe-inspiring

GOT THE MINERALS • Frances Anne Vane, a formidable presence in 19th-century European politics, left behind an impressive collection of jewellery. Emma Edwards of the V&A explores the intricacies of one emerald-studded ensemble

Out of frame • Over a long career, Gerhard Richter’s unsettling images have questioned the value and purpose of painting. At their best, they are at once deliberately empty and supremely powerful

Where’s the money? • Labour’s culture policy gives us the worst of both worlds, writes JANE MORRIS

Liquid assets • Demand for the best Venetian vedute is in no danger of sinking, writes EMMA CRICHTON-MILLER

REVIEWS • EXHIBITIONS FRA ANGELICO IN FLORENCE, JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY LIGHTS UP LONDON, THE SINGULAR CERAMICS OF AXEL SALTO BOOKS THE EXACTING PAINTINGS OF EUAN UGLOW, AND THE TUDOR ART REVOLUTION

Angels’ delight • A giant of the Italian Renaissance is the subject of this ambitious show in his home city, writes NATHANIEL SILVER

Age of enlightenment • Joseph Wright of Derby’s ‘candlelight’ phase lends an aura of mystery to the era of reason, writes SUSAN OWENS

Super freaks • This playful exhibition is the perfect introduction to the monstrous forms of Axel Salto, writes ISABELLA SMITH

OFF THE SHELF • Apollo’s selection of new books on art, architecture and the history of collecting

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