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15 Editor’s Letter 16 Agenda
September’s museum exhibitions, plus shows about Impressionism and what not to miss in Seoul 23 Around the Galleries
Isabella Smith previews the latest edition of Florence’s Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato 27 In Perspective
Hettie Judah on contemporary artists with a soft spot for cats 30 Letter
Christopher Turner visits a museum in Bologna dedicated to the victims of a mysterious plane crash in 1980 33 Inquiry
Douglas Murphy asks if the Glasgow School of Art will ever be rebuilt
Cover Detail of a fresco from the 1st century AD at the Villa of the Mysteries depicting a ceremony of initiation into the cult of Dionysus at Pompeii, Campania. Photo: DeAgostini/Getty Images See feature on pp. 48–57
APOLLO SEPTEMBER 2024
36 Architecture
Edwin Heathcote on Carlo Scarpa, the anachronistic modernist whose buildings have gained cult status 39 Food
Sally Clarke tells Edward Behrens about Lucian Freud, who ate at her Kensington restaurant every day 42 Wine
Christina Makris on an Andalusian winery that boasts fine sherry and a fine collection of Spanish painting 45 40 Under 40 Craft
This year’s list celebrates talented young people making work that blurs the line between art and craft 81 Art Market
Jane Morris reports on how political turbulence in France may destabilise the country’s art market 89 Collectors’ Focus
Demand for Neopolitan baroque painting is as strong as ever, writes Emma Crichton-Miller
Features 48 Vital Signs
In the wake of new discoveries being unearthed at Pompeii, Sophie Barling tours the largest dig at the site in a generation 58 Shock of the Old
Eve M. Kahn hears how, for collectors Domenico Lanzara and Sean Imfeld, nothing feels fresher than an Old Master drawing 66 Open Secrets
The mystery surrounding the meaning of an allegorical painting by Dosso Dossi may be precisely its point, says Pierre Curie 72 Stranger Things
As the Czech Surrealist filmmaker Jan Švankmajer turns 90, Robert Hanks revisits his breathtakingly bizarre films
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