Frieze week takes it out of you alright, but there has been some seriously good stuff on show
From the frenetic pace of Frieze London, to an artwork that won’t be ready for 100 years
When you’ve been to more than 40 shows in three days you start to feel a little…displaced
PAD, the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, and another clutch of gallery shows: this week is taking its toll
‘But it’s so BIG!’ I heard an angry American journalist exclaim. And she spoke the truth – Frieze is big
You know you’re beaten when you come within inches of mistaking a Justin Adian painting for a coat hanger
So here we are: Frieze week is finally upon us. I will be attending as many events as humanly possible
Gavin Turk on Duchamp’s legacy; William Morris the anarchist; and Peckham’s hidden galleries
Art law and attribution; the Balfron Tower and Brutalism; and an end to love locks in Paris?
National treasures up for sale; art and protest in Latin America; plaster casts and the Classics Cabal
It was once nicknamed ‘The Wallace Collection of Ireland’: are efforts being made to save what remains of Bantry’s historic collection?
Two exhibitions in Buenos Aires this summer explored how Latin American artists have responded to the region’s social and economic upheavals
Forget PPE…Classics is the humanities subject that rules. Is the subject’s future brighter than people tend to think?
Can a copy ever be more authentic, and more informative, than an original work of art?
Fountains, house museums and computer connoisseurs: a round-up of recent comment from the Muse Room
Scientists have developed an algorithm that identifies visual affinities between paintings. Are we all out of a job?
What is it that separates a house from a museum, and do we like those separations?
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane’s Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September. What would a ‘Yes’ vote mean for the country’s museums and…
If you had $65 million to blow on your local museum, how would you spend it?
Alternative art schools; the Biennale des Antiquaires; the enduring appeal of the Warburg Institute; and Stephen Shore on Instagram
Daniel Lobb’s installation for children is a nice idea, but what’s it actually for? And can you eat it?
The artist outlines his plans for a new art independent art school in his hometown of Saxmundham, Suffolk
Fees and funding cuts are taking their toll in the UK, but artists are a resourceful lot…
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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Frieze Week: Digby’s Diary (Saturday)
Frieze week takes it out of you alright, but there has been some seriously good stuff on show