Wake up and smell David Lynch’s coffee

Your digest of the top events, art news and gossip       Get more great writing every day – from just £1 a week     Face to Face: 19th-century Austrian Portrait Painting DomQuartier, Salzburg | 6 June–29 Sept How the advent of photography forced Austrian painters to get creative       Marlene Dumas: Cycladic Blues Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens | 5 June–2 Nov The painter pairs her eerily abstracted faces and bodies with archaeological objects       Camille Claudel and Bernhard Hoetger: Emancipation from Rodin Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin | 6 June–28 Sept Get to know how the two artists developed their own distinctive sculptural languages       Design and Disability Victoria and Albert Museum, London | 7 June–15 Feb 2026 A show exploring how disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people have shaped modern design         The 2026 Venice Biennale will take the shape outlined by its curator, Koyo Kouoh, who died last month | archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the remains of a Mayan city that's nearly 3,000 years old – and some 100 archaeological structures have been discovered in the Peruvian Andes | the Pompidou has announced plans to open an outpost in Brazil in 2027 | the investment firm Beowolff Capital is acquiring Artnet | the Louvre has agreed to return 258 objects from the collection of Adèle de Rothschild to the Fondation des Artistes | and James Rondeau has returned to his post as director of the Art Institute of Chicago after a voluntary suspension         Make a damn fine cup of coffee with David Lynch's espresso machine         SPONSORED CONTENT FROM   This week happens to be the anniversary of the death of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), whose mythological paintings turned classical tales into visceral theatre. His muscular, twisting figures – caught in moments of ecstasy, terror or transformation – embodied the era's fascination with both classical learning and sensual experience. In the Flemish artist's time, mythological scenes could disguise political commentary or an interest in the erotic; more recently, artists have invoked ancient narratives to expose contemporary power structures. This week we explore four works that breathe life into ancient legends. This is part of our 'Four things to see' series, which offers you a new way in to some of the world's greatest collections, sponsored by Bloomberg Connects: the free arts and culture app.     More from Apollo Current issue | Advertise | Podcasts   View this email in your browser   Follow us Apollo Magazine, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP. All Articles and Content Copyright © 2025 by Apollo Magazine. All Rights Reserved. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe at any time. To ensure our emails are delivered to your inbox, please add Apollo to your email address book and safe-sender list.