Maggie Gray is a writer, editor and art historian based in London.
Art law and attribution; the Balfron Tower and Brutalism; and an end to love locks in Paris?
Dionysius, Homer and a donkey-shaped drinking cup are some of characters in the new galleries
From 17th-century embroideries to 20th-century photography: some notable recent museum acquisitions
National treasures up for sale; art and protest in Latin America; plaster casts and the Classics Cabal
Art and books have always gone hand in hand…
This is the third in a hat trick of recent changes intended to place public engagement at the heart of the gallery’s operations
Fountains, house museums and computer connoisseurs: a round-up of recent comment from the Muse Room
Alternative art schools; the Biennale des Antiquaires; the enduring appeal of the Warburg Institute; and Stephen Shore on Instagram
Fees and funding cuts are taking their toll in the UK, but artists are a resourceful lot…
Museum reopenings and big-name exhibitions take centre stage in New York this autumn
The art world’s awake again after August’s sunny stasis. Which events stand out in London’s busy blockbuster season?
A quiet month for acquisitions, but not everyone’s been resting on their laurels…
The problem with posthumous art; a bitter exit for France’s Culture Minister; and why you should plant a poppy at the Tower of London this autumn
Filippetti left the Cabinet in the midst of a political crisis which resulted in a reshuffle this weekend
Shiota’s installations reveal how memories and associations cling to certain objects
Bob and Roberta Smith stands up for art in schools; Alfredo Jaar interrupts the adverts in Times Square; and the utopian appeal of geometric art
We spoke to the artist at the head of a campaign to keep creativity on the school curriculum
Eliasson’s new installation at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art lets a river overrun the gallery
Are art installations the new video games? Are adverts the new art installations? News and comment from the Muse Room…
For centuries, painters have experimented with the landscape. Where will today’s artists venture next?
Winslow Homer’s ‘Milking Time’ and Alexander Calder’s ‘The Black Crescent’ are next up
A look back over some of the recent news and comment from Apollo’s Muse Room
The UK’s monuments will go dark this evening, marking 100 years since the start of the First World War
The Sekhemka sale has quickly become something of a case study in the dangers of deaccessioning
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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The Week’s Muse: 4 October
Art law and attribution; the Balfron Tower and Brutalism; and an end to love locks in Paris?