A 'six-footer' version of Constable's The Lock has come to market for the first time in 160 years. But who will want to take this monumental painting home?
Art constructed in nature must be subordinate to it
A look at the legal issues underpinning the story of Anish Kapoor's vandalised 'Dirty Corner'
Rachel Whiteread's 'House' would never work as a Chinese knock-off
The sudden sacking of Nicolas Bourriaud suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the art world
As the destruction of archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq continues, what can dealers of legal antiquities do to end the trade in illegally obtained artefacts, and the looting it encourages?
Can a small museum in a Suffolk market town become a major centre for the study of the artist’s work?
'The days of museums hoarding information are over.'
The Chinese dissident artist has made it to the UK. Is it time now to let his art do the talking?
Bang on trend? Music and audio are filling gallery spaces across the globe
The complicated truth behind optimistic media reports
Arts minister George Brandis criticised for moving $105m of the country's arts funding into government control
The MP for North Islington is that rare thing at Westminster, a politician who is actually interested in the arts
The enduring intellectual influence of Francis Haskell, the 'historian's art historian' who reshaped the whole discipline.
Does Moscow now have its Tate Modern, in the new Garage Museum of Contemporary Art?
Banning the import of antiques will not help the otherwise commendable effort to save the elephants
The octogenarian dared to stand up to militants at the ancient site
20 new museum directors have been appointed as part of Dario Franceschini's overhaul of Italy's cultural sector
We take a look at some of the latest triumphs and setbacks
Museums need to stop trying so hard to prove they're popular
Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz are among those taking a stand
BALTIC's new director will need to bring fresh ideas to the region as economic pressures increase
Debates about the estate's future tend to ignore the residents
For cutting edge culture, head straight for the church
We can’t ‘save’ Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, and it would be wrong to try
Art constructed in nature must be subordinate to it
Kapoor’s moral right to keep hateful graffiti in place: a legal perspective
A look at the legal issues underpinning the story of Anish Kapoor's vandalised 'Dirty Corner'
Don’t want your public sculpture to get copied? Then make better public sculpture
Rachel Whiteread's 'House' would never work as a Chinese knock-off
A summer of blunders at the French Culture Ministry
The sudden sacking of Nicolas Bourriaud suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the art world
Could the antiquities trade do more to combat looting?
As the destruction of archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq continues, what can dealers of legal antiquities do to end the trade in illegally obtained artefacts, and the looting it encourages?
Ambitious plans for Gainsborough’s birthplace
Can a small museum in a Suffolk market town become a major centre for the study of the artist’s work?
Communications and Collaboration: debating the future of museums in Istanbul
'The days of museums hoarding information are over.'
Ai Weiwei: A Chinese Artist Abroad
The Chinese dissident artist has made it to the UK. Is it time now to let his art do the talking?
The Rise of Sound Art
Bang on trend? Music and audio are filling gallery spaces across the globe
Can 3D recording help preserve threatened sites in Syria and Iraq?
The complicated truth behind optimistic media reports
State of the art? Federal arts funding cuts in Australia
Arts minister George Brandis criticised for moving $105m of the country's arts funding into government control
Jeremy Corbyn: Hopeless case or saviour of the arts?
The MP for North Islington is that rare thing at Westminster, a politician who is actually interested in the arts
Diary: on Francis Haskell
The enduring intellectual influence of Francis Haskell, the 'historian's art historian' who reshaped the whole discipline.
Letter from Moscow
Does Moscow now have its Tate Modern, in the new Garage Museum of Contemporary Art?
Antique ivory: an opportunity for progress on US imports?
Banning the import of antiques will not help the otherwise commendable effort to save the elephants
A tribute to Khaled al-Asaad, the archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra
The octogenarian dared to stand up to militants at the ancient site
Italy’s ‘super directors’ – the winners and losers
20 new museum directors have been appointed as part of Dario Franceschini's overhaul of Italy's cultural sector
Pompeii in progress? Conservation efforts continue at the ancient site
We take a look at some of the latest triumphs and setbacks
Events like Iliad Live are all about the audience: they do little for the art itself
Museums need to stop trying so hard to prove they're popular
New German Cultural Heritage Law Draws Protest from Artists and Collectors
Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz are among those taking a stand
Can Newcastle and Gateshead’s art scene thrive in spite of cuts?
BALTIC's new director will need to bring fresh ideas to the region as economic pressures increase
Robin Hood Gardens and the politics of regeneration
Debates about the estate's future tend to ignore the residents
The great contemporary art hidden in York’s historic buildings
For cutting edge culture, head straight for the church