JANUARY 2018 VOLUME CLXXXVII No– 660
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Cover Opus TA4, 2017, Rasheed Araeen (b. 1935), acrylic on cnvas, 160 160cm. Courtesy the artist See feature on pp. 48–54
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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