June 2023 Volume CXCVII No– 720
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15 Editor’s Letter 16 Agenda
June highlights, including museum shows in Basel and the Windrush commemorations 23 Around the Galleries
Samuel Reilly previews London’s new Treasure House Fair and picks out gallery highlights 27 In Perspective
Hettie Judah on the mainstream appeal of ‘outsider ’ art 37 Art Market
Jane Morris casts an eye over the prices for video art 45 Collectors’ Focus
Emma Crichton-Miller on the golden age of English furniture
Cover Marilyn Monroe, actor, New York, May 6, 1957. Photograph by Richard Avedon (1923–2004) © The Richard Avedon Foundation See feature on pp. 74–79
APOLLO JUNE 2023
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Edward Behrens on the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 59 Diary
Michael Prodger looks for signs of life at the Sainsbury Centre 62 Inquiry
Owen Hatherley on the European cities rebuilt to be as good as old 67 Food
Thomas Marks on the precise still lifes of Patrick Caulfield 69 Wine
Christina Makris recounts the long history of Lebanese winemaking
Features 70 Fair Minded
Vincenzo de Bellis talks to Edward Behrens about his plans to future-proof Art Basel p. 102
74 Star Turn
Phillip Prodger takes a closer look at a haunting portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon 80 Through a Glass Brightly
Maartje Brattinga of the Rijksmuseum talks to Apollo about a rare gold ruby glass goblet 86 Pride of Place
Morgan Falconer heads to western New York to find big changes atthe renovated and expanded Buffalo AKG Art Museum 94 Ballet Master
Kirsten Tambling on what Oliver Messel rococo sets for The Sleeping Beauty said about post-war Britain 102 Home Advantage
Digby Warde-Aldam gets a tour of Reykjavik’s sights from Ragnar Kjartansson, who explains why his is a distinctly Icelandic sensibility
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