Imelda Barnard is commissioning editor at Apollo
Highlights in the year ahead include a spate of shows around the theme of maternity and a survey of recent figurative painting
New paintings by Kerry James Marshall and Melanie Manchot’s meditation on snow and ice are among the events not to miss
The American painter discusses the comic impulse, landline phones, and her love/hate relationship with painting
An interview with Joan Jonas, on the occasion of the artist’s major retrospective at Tate Modern
A look at some of the impressive satellite shows being staged alongside TEFAF
Looking forward to a year of monographic exhibitions, from Joan Jonas in London to Danh Vō in New York
Susan Philipsz talks about her new work at BALTIC, dismantling an opera about space, and the power of the human voice
A round-up of events, from Frieze London and its many satellite shows to a celebration of flower power in San Francisco
Plus: Jack Whitten, Lisson Gallery's 50th birthday, and Willem de Kooning's late paintings
LAPADA returns to London, Brussels gears up for its inaugural Fine Art Fair, and Fine Art Asia opens its doors in Hong Kong
