Dedicated ‘graffiti zones’ are a nice idea, but they won’t work
Women in art, art at risk, and art history’s bad image… discussions in the Muse Room this week
What does it mean for the art world?
The Chagall Committee are actually doing their work
Niru Ratnam asks what the Cork Street development plans mean for London’s historic art trade
I’ve never quite understood why History of Art should have such a bad reputation
AGNES is only a temporary commission at the Serpentine, and has developed a morbid teenage angst about what happens next
Apollo’s March Forum asks what should be done with ‘fake’ paintings
Christie’s is branching out into kinetic art – but what exactly is meant by the term?
Putting together a new fair is a challenge – it needs to have a distinctive direction to it
Apollo’s March issue is now on sale, and museums and markets have been key topics for discussion in the Muse Room this week
Trophy works by hot young artists are frequently sold repeatedly in a short space of time. What does it mean for the art market?
Our weekly round-up from the Muse Room: art in the rubbish bin; a president’s apology; and the great ideas behind art and design
Now here’s a thorny discussion around art, value and vandalism…
George Clooney and Boris Johnson spar over the repatriation of the Parthenon marbles
If passed, the law would remove a significant barrier for families trying to recover Nazi-looted items
Cultural impresario Rajeev Sethi is creating probably the world’s most art-filled and interesting airport, Terminal 2 at Mumbai
This week brought the sad news of the deaths of Nancy Holt and Patrick Scott
Looking at the two museums side by side – which one do you think looks more radical?
Patrick Scott has died aged 93, on the eve of his retrospective exhibition at IMMA
It was only a matter of time before the art world went virtual…
The NGI is 150 years old. Its holdings have been enriched by several benefactors. If only the state were as generous
A selection of this week’s musings: fakes, the Fourth Plinth and some famous faces
The Queen’s Gallery’s two current shows throw the question of private collecting and its relationship to artistic patronage into sharp relief
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
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Great Wall of China
Dedicated ‘graffiti zones’ are a nice idea, but they won’t work