Comment

The artist may have been unsung for many years before critics and the market caught up, but her work was a wonder right from the start

London’s oldest streetlamps were designed to be beautiful as well as useful – so why is Westminster Council trying to remove them?

Although the four defendants admitted to toppling the slave trader’s statue, the specifics of the case meant that the law was on their side

The ambitious post-war planning programme was an extraordinary achievement – and one that is ripe for reassessment 

US museums have long relied on wealthy individuals, but the sources of some of that wealth makes this increasingly untenable

In Hong Kong’s increasingly repressive political climate, can the M+ Museum sustain the cultural optimism it once promised?

A carved-wood falcon linked to Anne Boleyn and wall paintings in Hertfordshire and Yorkshire are exciting discoveries for our understanding of Tudor England

It’s still early days for the authentication of artworks by artificial intelligence – and experts will always be needed to interpret the findings

As the London to Brighton Veteran Car run celebrates its 125th anniversary, Apollo asks what it’s like to take a museum piece out on the road. Poop poop!

Bernadine Bröcker Wieder and Douglas McCarthy consider what museums are really selling when they mint NFTs – and what serious collectors want

The Ghanaian artist’s vivid prints, paintings and architectural structures were inspired by inner-city life in Kumasi

Objects that leave Earth may reach astronomical prices on their return – but there are other reasons for sending art into space

Bevis Marks has seen off the latest threat to its existence, but such a significant site deserves much better

Georgina Adam and Andrew Russeth wonder if changing circumstances might not suit bricks-and-mortar galleries down to the ground

The director’s sale of unseen footage from ‘In the Mood for Love’ reminds us that the Hong Kong of his films is fast disappearing

A set of Misha Black’s famous street signs is going under the hammer – and it’s the closest most of us will get to owning some prime London property

Susan Moore and Niru Ratman wonder if anyone is still enjoying themselves

It was always a mistake to take the painter’s portraits at face value, writes Nancy Princenthal – and we shouldn’t have any illusions about the man either

The state has just shelled out €4million for the libertine’s most notorious work – how times have changed

The Clash bassist’s pulverised instrument can now be worshipped at the Museum of London

With chaos in Lebanon and Beirut in crisis, the resilience of the city’s artists and heritage workers is something of a miracle

Museums should lead conversations about archives and artefacts gathered in former colonies – and not leave the objects gathering dust