Maggie Gray is a writer, editor and art historian based in London.
The two works, part of a group display in Italy, were mistaken for rubbish
Stories from the art world that have caught our eye this week
Obama has sent a handwritten apology to Professor Ann Collins Johns for the 'off-the-cuff remarks' he made about art history
The Artangel Open has been behind some iconic works of British contemporary art, and is looking to commission the next set
If passed, the law would remove a significant barrier for families trying to recover Nazi-looted items
This week brought the sad news of the deaths of Nancy Holt and Patrick Scott
Why has it only just emerged that Cornelius Gurlitt kept 60 additional works in his Salzburg flat?
A selection of this week's musings: fakes, the Fourth Plinth and some famous faces
Is there value in fake art? Several museums and galleries seem to think so, and have mounted exhibitions to prove it