Face to face with the Gurlitt hoard
The paintings that Cornelius Gurlitt, son of a Third Reich art dealer, kept hidden for decades are now out in the open – so what happens next?
The archival experiments of Ilona Sagar
The artist’s film installation explores the history of a radical 1930s health centre and its south London home
The art and wisdom of Jack Whitten
He’ll be remembered for his restless abstract experiments, but Whitten also had a deep moral instinct
A mystical Korean mountain comes to the Met
The Diamond Mountains have inspired Korean artists for centuries – and some of its best depictions are coming to New York
‘Painting has its own identity’ – an interview with Giorgio Griffa
The Italian painter discusses music, poetry and the unfinished nature of his art
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The reopening of the Hayward Gallery and a Tacita Dean trilogy
It’s a big year for museums in the UK, with reopenings, expansions, and collaborations in London and Cambridge
Fra Angelico in Boston, Scarpa’s glass, and Tintoretto at 500
The chief curator of the Frick Collection picks out his highlights for the year ahead
The Irish art galleries ringing the changes in 2018
Highlights in Dublin and Cork this year include exhibitions on Brian Maguire, Wolfgang Tillmans and Mary Swanzy
Myths, music, and medieval Celtic
Looking forward to a year of monographic exhibitions, from Joan Jonas in London to Danh Vō in New York
February 2018
• T.S. Eliot’s attitude to visual art
• An interview with Giorgio Griffa
• The Penn Museum gets a makeover
• Syrian artists in a time of war
PLUS: Modigliani, Japanese bamboo art, how to settle art disputes, and much more
‘There is an element of optimism in my work’
Rasheed Araeen talks to Apollo about his six-decade career making visually arresting and politically engaged art
‘A visceral assault on the senses’
Bridget Riley’s monumental abstract paintings are as mysterious as they are mesmerising
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Gustav Klimt at Home’ by Patrick Bade (Frances Lincoln)
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The Jesuit masterpieces coming to Connecticut
The Society of Jesus commissioned extraordinary works for its mother church in Rome – and they’re about to go on display on the East Coast
A warm welcome for out-of-town guests at Condo 2018
The gallery-sharing initiative’s third edition provides a hopeful model for collaboration and creativity
Highlights of BRAFA art fair
From a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite to an array of modern and contemporary art, here’s what not to miss this year
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Dinosaurs, dioramas, and the strange world of natural history
Paleoart and dioramas are designed to depict prehistory and the natural world – but what they really reveal are our own hopes and fears
The myth of Basquiat threatens to eclipse his art
The Barbican survey’s biographical focus detracts from the fervent energy of the paintings themselves
Contemporary art museums can’t avoid conflicts of interest – but we need to trust their directors
Commercial interests and public institutions are inextricably entangled
‘I always felt that paintings had a lot of ego’
R.H. Quaytman talks to Apollo about the problems and possibilities of painting
Picasso Ceramics
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
More than 150 ceramic works shed new light on this lesser-known aspect of Picasso’s artistic career
1 Feb - 27 May 2018
Ocean Liners: Speed & Style
V&A, London
Exploring the design and cultural impact of the icon of the ‘golden age’ of travel, the ocean liner
3 Feb - 10 Jun 2018
Napoleon: Art and Court Life in the Palace
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
A sumptuous recreation of the luxuries of court life in Napoleon’s Imperial Household
3 Feb - 6 May 2018
Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’
Turner Contemporary, Margate
How T.S. Eliot’s modernist poem has inspired artists from the 1920s to the present day
3 Feb - 7 May 2018
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
Should Britain stop building museums?
A recent government report says it should – but with limited public funding available, can Britain’s existing museums grow?