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A Little Gay History (abridged): the British Museum and China
The museum omitted Chinese artefacts from a history of homosexuality
Does the UK need more Cultural Gifts?
The UK government’s Cultural Gifts Scheme is a nice idea, but most museums already have more work than they know what to do with
Essl Sells: should Austria acquire the Essl Collection?
Entrepreneur Karlheinz Essl hopes to sell his private collection to Austria, to save 4000 jobs at his company
TEFAF 2014 Showcase
What does it mean to be selected for TEFAF’s yearly Showcase of promising new galleries?
On the Stolen Pompeii Fresco
The theft of part of a minor fresco in Pompeii is not in itself a huge loss, but it highlights wider security and conservation issues
The Week’s Muse: 22 March
Lost, stolen, restored, repackaged and photographed: a round-up of art news and debates from this week
To Shoot or Not to Shoot: Photography in Galleries
Are the rules governing photography in many major museums just too confusing?
Rob and Nick Carter at The Fine Art Society: TEFAF 2014
Rob and Nick Carter’s harnessing of digital media encourages us to look at art more closely
How ill-informed is Vladislav Surkov about American culture?
Apparently Tupac Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jackson Pollock are all the Russian official – who faces US sanctions – will miss
Loss, theft and destruction: on the absence of art
As long as we have art, some of it will go missing. It’s how we respond to that fact that’s ultimately of importance to our culture
The Week’s Muse: 15 March
Ethical dilemmas, a defence of art dealers, and highlights from this week’s major art fairs…
Sponsorship, ethics and the Biennale of Sydney
The debate over arts sponsorship in Australia is riddled with difficult questions and double standards
Beyond Cork Street: London’s art dealers and the press
Mark Hudson’s begrudging defence of Cork Street is a species of support London’s gallerists can do without
Theft on Film: the Hollywood trend for art heist movies
Art theft is rife in the world of film. Who doesn’t love a good heist?
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Great Wall of China
Dedicated ‘graffiti zones’ are a nice idea, but they won’t work
The Week’s Muse: 8 March
Women in art, art at risk, and art history’s bad image… discussions in the Muse Room this week
Sydney Biennale severs ties with Transfield after artists’ boycotts
What does it mean for the art world?
Why not destroy this fake? A defence of the Chagall Committee
The Chagall Committee are actually doing their work
Cork Street Galleries Under Threat: March Apollo
Niru Ratnam asks what the Cork Street development plans mean for London’s historic art trade
Not just for the posh: rebranding History of Art
I’ve never quite understood why History of Art should have such a bad reputation
AGNES Goes Live at the Serpentine
AGNES is only a temporary commission at the Serpentine, and has developed a morbid teenage angst about what happens next
Forum: Is it ever justifiable to burn a fake?
Apollo’s March Forum asks what should be done with ‘fake’ paintings
Is it a movement? Kinetic art at Christie’s
Christie’s is branching out into kinetic art – but what exactly is meant by the term?
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The Week’s Muse: 29 March
Maurice Davies on museum funding, Daisy Dunn on Pompeii’s stolen fresco, and other stories from the Muse Room this week