Apollo (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Apollo is a British fine and decorative arts magazine. Founded in 1925 and based in London
, it features a mixture of exhibition reviews, art-world news, profiles of collectors, and articles by scholars.
Recent collaborative editions have included special issues in partnership with the J. Paul Getty Museum
and the Yale Center for British Art
. Apollo is owned by the Barclay brothers through the Press Holdings
company. The current editor is Oscar Humphries
, and contributors include Martin Gayford, Gavin Stamp
and Alan Powers
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, it features a mixture of exhibition reviews, art-world news, profiles of collectors, and articles by scholars.
Recent collaborative editions have included special issues in partnership with the J. Paul Getty Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is an art museum. It has two locations, one at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, and one at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California...
and the Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art
The Yale Center for British Art is an art museum in New Haven, Connecticut at Yale University which houses the most comprehensive collection of British Art outside the United Kingdom...
. Apollo is owned by the Barclay brothers through the Press Holdings
Press Holdings
Press Holdings is the name of a British holding company owned by the Barclay brothers which has: The Spectator and the Apollo arts magazine, as well as operating some online journalism ventures such as handbag.com. Its chief executive is Andrew Neil...
company. The current editor is Oscar Humphries
Oscar Humphries
Oscar Humphries is an Australian fine art and design dealer and journalist. He has been editor of the The Spectator art magazine Apollo since early 2010....
, and contributors include Martin Gayford, Gavin Stamp
Gavin Stamp
Gavin Stamp is a British writer and architectural historian. He is a trustee of the Twentieth Century Society, a registered charity which promotes the appreciation of modern architecture and the conservation of Britain’s architectural heritage...
and Alan Powers
Alan Powers
Alan Powers is a British author specialising in books on architecture.Powers trained as an art historian at University of Cambridge, gaining an undergraduate degree and a PhD. During his career he has combined writing with painting and illustration. His work includes aquatints, drawings,...
.