{{Short description|Monthly arts magazine founded in England}} {{For|the Egyptian magazine|Apollo (journal)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Apollo | image_file = | image_alt = Cover of Apollo magazine February 2026 featuring Miquel Barcelo | image_caption = Cover of Apollo magazine February 2026 | editor = Edward Behrens | editor_title = Editor | previous_editor = Thomas Marks | staff_writer = | frequency = Monthly (double issue for July/August) | circulation = | category = Fine arts | company = OQS Media | publisher = | founded = 1925 | firstdate = | country = England | based = London | language = English | website = {{URL|apollo-magazine.com}} | issn = 0003-6536 | oclc = 1121415135 }} '''''Apollo''''' is an English-language monthly magazine covering the visual arts of all periods from antiquity to the present day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tefaf.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=10&tabindex=9&dealerid=10547&curidx=11&back=name&start=m&end=m|title=Apollo Magazine (stand 817)|url-status=dead|access-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207233553/http://www.tefaf.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=10&tabindex=9&dealerid=10547&curidx=11&back=name&start=m&end=m|archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>
==History and profile== ''Apollo'' was founded in 1925, in London. The contemporary ''Apollo'' features a mixture of reviews, art-world news and scholarly articles.<ref name="artd">{{cite news|author1=Stephen Deuchar|title=Staffordshire Hoard Scoops 'Acquisition of the Year' at Apollo Magazine Awards|url=https://artdaily.com/news/42920/Staffordshire-Hoard-Scoops--Acquisition-of-the-Year--at-Apollo-Magazine-Awards#.VyWfSaOLQxc|access-date=1 May 2016|work=Art Daily|location=London}}</ref> It has been described as "The International Magazine for Collectors". ''Apollo'' was owned by the Barclay brothers through the Press Holdings Media Group company until it was sold to OQS Media in September 2024.
The magazine rewards excellence in arts through annual '''Apollo Magazine Awards''',<ref name="artd"/> including naming Sir Mark Jones, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, "Personality of the Year" in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.apollo-magazine.com/features/7403718/personality-of-theyear.thtml|magazine=Apollo|author=Ruth Guilding|title=Personality of the Year|date=1 December 2011}}</ref>
In the United States the magazine advertising and subscriptions was managed entirely by Valerie Allan from 1968 to 2008 first from New York then, starting in 1972, from Los Angeles.
==Content== In line with its reputation as a magazine for collectors, ''Apollo'' regularly reports on museum acquisitions and international art fairs, including The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, Netherlands, and Frieze Art Fair in London's Regent's Park, as well as publishing profiles on eminent collectors, such as Eli Broad, the Duke of Devonshire, Anita Zabludowich, Robert H. Smith, Sheihka Hussah al-Sabah and Charles Ryskamp.
Along with regular news and reviews, the magazine has published interviews with contemporary artists including Howard Hodgkin,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.apollo-magazine.com/features/6091398/beyond-the-surface.thtml|magazine= Apollo|author=Martin Gayford|title=Beyond the Surface|date=20 June 2010 }}</ref> Marc Quinn,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.apollo-magazine.com/features/7665838/the-lifeblood-ofart.thtml|magazine=Apollo|author=Oscar Humphries |title=The Life Blood of Art|date=1 March 2012 }}</ref> Antony Gormley and architect Norman Foster.
Recent collaborative editions have included special issues in partnership with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Yale Center for British Art. The current editor is Edward Behrens and regular contributors include Martin Gayford, Alan Powers, Emma Crichton-Miller, Simon Grant, Vincent Katz and art-market correspondent Susan Moore.
==Regular features== * Agenda, also known as Art Diary: A guide to what's on worldwide<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apollo |title=Art Diary |url=https://apollo-magazine.com/category/art-diary/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Apollo Magazine |language=en}}</ref> * News: Developments in the world of art and architecture * Exhibitions: In-depth reviews of international exhibitions * Books: Recommendations and reviews of recent and forthcoming publications
==Editors== * R. Sidney Glover: 1925–29 * Thomas Leman Hare: 1929–35 * Herbert Furst: 1935–43 * William Jennings: 1943–45 * Horace Shipp: 1945–56 * Wynne Jeudwine: 1956–59 * William Jennings: 1959–60 * Denys Sutton: 1962–87 * Anna Somers Cocks: 1987–90 * Robin Simon: 1990–97 * David Ekserdjian: 1997–2004 * Michael Hall: 2004–10 * Oscar Humphries: 2010–13 * Thomas Marks: 2013–2021 * Edward Behrens: 2021–present
==Previous owners== * Lord Duveen and Tancred Borenius: 1925–29 * The Apollo Press (publishers): 1929–33 * The Field Group: 1933–39 * William Jennings: 1939–60 * H. W. Finnegan Jennings: 1960–62 * Financial Times Business Information: 1962–84 * Algy Cluff and Naim Attallah (Namara Group): 1984–90 * Investment company co-owned by the Flick family: 1990–92 * Paul Josefowitz: 1992–2002 * The Telegraph Group (owned by Conrad Black): 2002–03 * Press Holdings Media Group Ltd (owned by the OQS Media): 2024-
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==External links== * [http://www.apollo-magazine.com ''Apollo'' homepage] {{Press Holdings}}
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