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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?
Art14: Balancing Acts
Putting together a new fair is a challenge – it needs to have a distinctive direction to it
The Week’s Muse: 1 March
Apollo’s March issue is now on sale, and museums and markets have been key topics for discussion in the Muse Room this week
Flip Charts: Flipping art in contemporary auctions
Trophy works by hot young artists are frequently sold repeatedly in a short space of time. What does it mean for the art market?
The Week’s Muse: 22 February
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
Broken Logic: vandalism, Ai Weiwei and Caminero
Now here’s a thorny discussion around art, value and vandalism…
Clooney vs. Boris: The Great Repatriation Debate
George Clooney and Boris Johnson spar over the repatriation of the Parthenon marbles
Germany proposes a new law to enable the return of looted art
If passed, the law would remove a significant barrier for families trying to recover Nazi-looted items
Art in the Airport: Terminal 2 Mumbai
Cultural impresario Rajeev Sethi is creating probably the world’s most art-filled and interesting airport, Terminal 2 at Mumbai
The Week’s Muse: 15 February
This week brought the sad news of the deaths of Nancy Holt and Patrick Scott
Packing Up: MoMA’s plans for the Folk Museum’s façade
Looking at the two museums side by side – which one do you think looks more radical?
A Tribute to Patrick Scott
Patrick Scott has died aged 93, on the eve of his retrospective exhibition at IMMA
Augmented Reality Meets the Art World
It was only a matter of time before the art world went virtual…
Birthday Gifts: The National Gallery of Ireland
The NGI is 150 years old. Its holdings have been enriched by several benefactors. If only the state were as generous
The Week’s Muse: 8 February
A selection of this week’s musings: fakes, the Fourth Plinth and some famous faces
Royal Connections
The Queen’s Gallery’s two current shows throw the question of private collecting and its relationship to artistic patronage into sharp relief
Thumbs Down: The Fourth Plinth
And thus it came to pass. ‘Really Good’ will take up its position in 2016…10ft tall and hollow in every sense
Disputed Miró lots withdrawn from Christie’s sale
Christie’s withdrew 85 works by Joan Miró from its London auctions this week, in light of ongoing legal disputes in Portugal
Spaced Out: why the universe outshines art
I’m genuinely not sure how much artists can bring to the table when it comes to the subject of space
Unfortunate Fake
It’s surely the worst possible outcome of Fake or Fortune, to find out you’ve spent a small fortune on a fake you’re not even allowed to keep
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