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• The golden age of street furniture may be over, but its best examples are still here: Edwin Heathcote on urban style in Paris.

  Author:Edwin HeathcoteFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,040 words Article 1350LWhen Baron Haussmann drove his new avenues through the old streets of Paris, smashing through the barricade-friendly cobbled medieval alleys and dingy courts, he also created a new layer of public infrastructure between...

• Gallery highlights.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023327 words Calendar, Brief arti... 1390LOdili Donald Odita 12 January-18 February Jack Shainman Gallery, New York This show presents new work by the Nigerian-born painter Odili Donald Odita, who creates vivid abstract compositions--often on a large scale and...

• Medium rare: Meret Oppenheim's mastery of odd materials gave her art a real bite, writes Nicole Rudick.

  Author:Nicole RudickFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,061 words Article 1390LMeret Oppenheim: My Exhibition 30 October 2022-4 March Museum of Modern Art, New York Catalogue by Nina Zimmer, Natalie Dupecher, Anne Umland (eds.) ISBN 9781633451292 (hardback), $45 (Museum of Modern Art, New York)...

• Turnaround time.

  Author:Edward BehrensFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023480 words Editorial 1400LJanuary is, traditionally, the time to look ahead to the future but it can also be valuable, before making predictions, to reflect on the year we've just had. The Apollo Awards (pp. 43-69) offer a snapshot of what 2022...

• Art nouveau ceramics: This brief but brilliant movement took the potters' art to new heights--and there is a lively market for their productions today, writes Emma Crichton-Miller.

  Author:Emma Crichton-MillerFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,188 words Article 1240LArt nouveau was born around 1880, spread like wildfire, and by 1905 was dying. It was a new art to suit a new age of turbulent politics and rapid mechanisation. While socialists championed the value of labour and...

• DIRECTORY.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231 words Directory -...

• Audible success: Hettie Judah on two inventive films well worth watching for their sound.

  Author:Hettie JudahFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023945 words Article 1420LPeter Strickland's film Flux Gourmet (2022; Fig. l) probes the strained relationship between artists and the structures that support them. A group of'sonic caterers' arrives for a residency in a gloomy institution ripe...

• THE REMAINS TODAY: Mike Nelson's unsettling assemblages of the detritus of the modern world are set to take on a new life, or half-life, as he prepares for an upcoming show at the Hayward Gallery in London.

  Author:Gabriel CoxheadFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20232,764 words Article 1330LIt's not easy finding Mike Nelson's temporary studio, in Orpington on the south-east outskirts of London, where he is preparing for his upcoming show at the Hayward Gallery (22 February-7 May). To get there from the high...

• Souping it up: Tessa Murdoch on a royal christening gift put to surprisingly practical use.

  Author:Tessa MurdochFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023913 words Article 1400LIn 2014, the private view of TEFAF Maastricht produced an important acquisition for the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection which was transferred to the Victoria and Albert Museum from Somerset House in 2008. The...

• The Winter Show: America's longest-running art, antiques and design fair includes a raft of first-time exhibitors in its 69th edition.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023335 words Brief article 1550LThe Winter Show 20-29 January Park Avenue Armory, New York thewintershow.org More than 67 dealers come to the Park Avenue Armory to present a range of works spanning a period of 5,000 years and a variety of mediums,...

• FORMATIVE VIEWS: The house in Suffolk where Gainsborough spent his early years now tells a compelling story about the lifelong hold the local landscape had on the painter's imagination.

  Author:Susan OwensFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20232,191 words Article 1390LThe houses of artists and writers can be works of art in themselves, bristling with the evidence of their creators' passions. Frederic Leighton's recently reopened studio house is one such, and so is Walter Scott's...

• Apollo Awards 2022.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20237,625 words Awards list 1460LNow in their 30th year, the Apollo Awards celebrate exceptional achievements in the art and museum worlds, commending remarkable work by individuals and institutions in both historical and contemporary fields. Since the...

• Keeping up with the ancients: on the Venetian artists who put their own spin on antiquity.

  Author:Sophie BarlingFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,064 words Article 1480LIn 1583 the Venetian senate toyed with the idea of dismantling the well-preserved Roman amphitheatre of Pula, in Croatia, and reconstructing it in the middle of Venice. Happily, the scheme was rejected--but it speaks...

• Mistaken identity: The mystery of Vasari's lost collection of drawings may be closer to being solved, writes Grant Lewis.

  Author:Grant LewisFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,198 words Article 1380LGiorgio Vasari's Drawings: A Mythical Collection 6 October 2022-8 January Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Catalogue (in English) by Louis Frank and Carina Fryklund (eds.) ISBN 9782359063738 (paperback), 29[euro] (Lienart...

• Merchants of Venice: Wine production in the city is a small and very select affair, writes Christina Makris.

  Author:Christina MakrisFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023819 words Article 1380LThe wines of the Veneto--Prosecco, Soave and Valpolicella among them --are no secret. Less well known, however, are the wines produced within the city of Venice itself. Winemaking has been carried on in the archipelago...

• Memorial services: A call to require less from our public monuments has much to recommend it, writes Daniel Trilling.

  Author:Daniel TrillingFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,034 words Book review 1480LMonumental Lies: Culture Wars and the Truth about the Past Robert Bevan Verso Books, 20[pounds sterling] ISBN 9781839761874 The frieze adorning the municipal offices on Piazza del Tribunale in Bolzano in northern...

• January: Our picks of the month.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023655 words Calendar 1490L1 Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800 National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 29 January-9 July; nga.gov From baroque motifs to neoclassical sketches, the NGA explores the evolution of European ceiling...

• Good eggs: A new book turns the staple (ingredient) into a star, and charts its significance beyond the kitchen, writes Thomas Marks.

  Author:Thomas MarksFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023843 words Book review 1270LThe Gourmand's Egg. A Collection of Stories & Recipes One of the first dishes cooked on television was an omelette. On the evening of 21 January 1937, for the first episode of Cook's Night Out, the restaurateur and...

• Fairs in focus.

  From:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 2023180 words Brief article 1460LLondon Art Fair 18-22 January Business Design Centre, London With more than too galleries from around the world arriving in the Business Design Centre in Islington, this fair promises its usual eclectic mix of...

• People person: Lucian Freud didn't flatter his subjects, but he did pay them proper attention, writes Tom Fleming.

  Author:Tom FlemingFrom:Apollo (Vol. 197, Issue 715)

  Jan. 20231,104 words Article 1300LLucian Freud: New Perspectives 1 October 2022-22 January National Gallery, London Catalogue by Daniel F. Herrmann (ed.) ISBN 9781857096866 (hardback), 30[pounds sterling] (National Gallery in association with the Museo...