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APOLLO JANUARY 2018

13 Editor’s Letter 14 Agenda

January highlights 16 Forum

Do we still need UNESCO? 18 Diary

Linda Wolk-Simon on the art of the Gesù 20 Letter

Gillian Darley at the Louvre Abu Dhabi 23 Letter

Jillian Caddell in Washington, D.C. 25 Q&A

Ralph Rugoff reveals his plans for the revamped Hayward Gallery 28 Inquiry

Madeleine Schwartz sees the first public display of the Gurlitt hoard 34 BRAFA Preview

Emma Crichton-Miller selects her highlights of the fair p. 18

Features 40 Learning Processes

Stephen K. Scher shows Susan Moore his unparalleled collection of portrait medals 48 Radical Geometry

Christopher Turner talks to Rasheed Araeen about the politics that inform his art 56 Post Masters

James Purdon considers how the Post Office has inspired British artists for centuries 62 Living with Art

Florence Hallett looks at how Kettle’s Yard retains the spirit of its founder, Jim Ede

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