Those behind the plans either don’t understand what makes this a great city, or don’t care
3D prints are the new plaster casts
Politicians seem to be observing a blanket silence on the subject. Why?
Ravilious is bonkers and brilliant in Dulwich; Space sparkles at Daniel Blau; and is ‘Woman in Gold’ so bad it’s good?
Students are asking legitimate questions about the future of art schools: UAL should listen
Islamic State has posted a video online that appears to show the destruction of the Assyrian city
What is the relationship between art and the city?
Tiffany Jenkins on Neil MacGregor’s exceptional leadership; Kader Attia on the archival impulse; Jack Orlik on the distinction between art and architecture
The retiring director is one of the great museum leaders in history
News and comment from our April issue: Thomas Marks and John Curtis on the cultural desecration of Iraq; Don Quixote in NYC; plus, should the Kunstmuseum Bern have accepted the Gurlitt bequest?
Matthias Frehner and David Lewis discuss the problematic bequest
As Iraq and its heritage suffer, we must seek out and celebrate the great Assyrian artefacts in our own museum collections
Museum of London to move to Smithfield; fresh perspectives on Henry Moore and Basquiat; spotlight on education in museums; Asian art at the Met
Move should improve the museum and protect Smithfield fabric
Bardo museum shooting; Regional museums in crisis; Changing times for Helsinki’s museums; Richard Long on mud and mark-making; and art fair highlights
Classical and contemporary collide at Breese Little gallery
Key speakers debated the issue at a Courtauld event this week
This year’s TEFAF Art Symposium looked at an old but not unproblematic relationship
An early Mondrian hidden among Old Masters; Auerbach’s striking self-portrait; and a curious Collector’s Cabinet
Personal favourites from Maastricht, including an ancient Egyptian fragment and an unfinished old master painting
Fire at the Battersea Arts Centre; Why ‘avant-garde’ is a slippery term; and what’s wrong with the BBC’s Big Painting Challenge
Is it better to throw in your lot with dozens of other Sunday painters than go to art school?
The term ‘avant-garde’ has shifted meaning from its military roots to the byword for artistic innovation. How should we apply it to art history?
There are fashions in conservation just as in any other aesthetic practice
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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King’s College London is ripping down London’s history
Those behind the plans either don’t understand what makes this a great city, or don’t care