For Barbie, the starry sky’s the limit

Your digest of the top events, art news and gossip       Get more great writing every day – from just £1 a week     Jacques-Louis David Musée du Louvre, Paris | 15 Oct–26 Jan 2026 The events impresario of the French Revolution is the centre of attention once more       Renoir Drawings Morgan Library & Museum, New York | 17 Oct–8 Feb 2026 The Impressionist's works on paper get a rare moment in the sun       Gerhard Richter Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris | 17 Oct–2 Mar 2026 Works from every part of the great German painter's career go on view       At Home in the 17th Century Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | 17 Oct–11 Jan 2026 Get a good look at a Dutch doll's house and see early modern domesticity come to life         The Flemish government wants to close Belgium's oldest contemporary art museum | Frieze is taking over Abu Dhabi Art and launching its own art fair in the city | the avant-garde film-maker Ken Jacobs has died at the age of 92 | the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has closed in the federal government shutdown – and the Smithsonian may follow | Jeremy Frey, Garrett Bradley and Gala Porras-Kim are among this year's recipients of the MacArthur 'Genius Grant' – and Madelon Vriesendorp has won the Soane Medal         For Barbie, the starry sky's the limit         SPONSORED CONTENT FROM     On 11 October 1965, Dorothea Lange, the documentary photographer who captured the suffering and resilience of Americans during the Great Depression, died at the age of 70. Lange's legacy extends far beyond individual images: she questioned who holds the power to look and who gets looked at, making clearer than ever that photography is capable of both empowerment and exploitation. Her work raised questions about photographers' responsibility and subjects' agency that are still debated today. This week we examine four works that illuminate different aspects of the gaze, each revealing how the act of seeing is never neutral but always charged with desire and power. 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.