At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, the artist Julie Rrap confronts the reality of ageing and why older women are so invisible in life and art

With his penchant for the fantastical, the Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz left behind a series of provocative buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote

By combining Gothic typefaces with avant-garde illustrations, the little-known Rampant Lions Press broke new ground for publishing in the 20th century, writes zoe g

‘The hockey fan and the bookworm may seem to exist only as a split personality, but such tortured souls would do well to visit Czechia, where the game has been elevated to an art.’ – William Theiss on how ice hockey has always brought out the risk-taking spirit of the Czechs

‘Nadal and Federer are like two artists who look out at the landscape and capture it completely differently.’ James Trotman, who coaches Britain’s #1 tennis player Jack Draper, talks to Apollo about his love of post-war British abstract art

Even at his most indomitable, Napoleon willingly surrendered to the charms of the patterned cloth named toile de Jouy. For our June issue, Sophie Barling wrote about the favourite fabric of the 18th-century French elite

The Australian wine producer LEEUWIN ESTATE was quick to become a corking success – and is making sure artists from the region are in on the fun, writes Christina Makris

‘He was, by all accounts, a discreet collector… As his collection grew he dispersed it through his various homes. No one realised just what it contained.’ – Michael Prodger on the recently reopened Fondation Bemberg and its remarkable founder

With his penchant for the fantastical, the Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz left behind a series of provocative buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote

‘Combining the avant-garde with the antiquated was an inherent part of the early 20th century’s private press movement.’ – Zoe Guttenplan on an exhibition David Parr House about a pioneering but little-known printer

Creating the sets for plays at the National Theatre, the Barbican and the Royal Court is a huge challenge. For our July/August issue, the German-born set designer Hildegard Bechtler spoke to Edward Behrens about what makes the stage work for her

Leeuwin Estate, one of Australia’s leading wine producers, is giving a welcome boost to local artists by featuring their work on its bottles, writes Christina

From pastime to political posturing, ice hockey has always brought out the risk-taking spirit of the Czechs, writes William Theiss

Even at his most indomitable, Napoleon willingly surrendered to the charms of the patterned cloth named toile de Jouy. For our June issue, Sophie Barling wrote about the favourite fabric of the 18th-century French elite

By combining Gothic typefaces with avant-garde illustrations, the little-known Rampant Lions Press broke new ground for publishing in the 20th century, writes Zoe Guttenplan

The September issue of Apollo is out now – with new discoveries from Pompeii, the surreal films of Jan Švankmajer, the cat ladies of contemporary art, baroque paintings from Naples, and much more

‘If Francis Bacon’s short-lived career as a designer in the early 1930s is not widely understood, it is because he devoted immense energy to pretending it never happened’ – Digby-Warde Aldam on the painter’s adventures in furniture

‘Apart from David Lynch, no living film-maker has so successfully made a career founded in his personal neuroses and obsessions.’ In the September issue of Apollo, Robert Hanks revisits the wonderfully surreal films of Jan Švankmajer, who is 90 today.

Recent conservation efforts in Pompeii have led to the discovery of stunning interiors and paintings that also tell us more about everyday life in the city – Sophie Barling goes to see for herself in the September issue of Apollo, out now.

Caspar David Friedrich was born #OTD 250 years ago. With a string of major exhibitions taking place this year, Stephanie O’Rourke considers how the great German Romantic painter responded to a rapidly changing world – and what his work says to us today.