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A Utopian Stage: Festival of Arts Shiraz-Persepolis
The ancient Persian ruins of Persepolis were a spectacular backdrop for ‘one of the most adventurous and idiosyncratic festivals in…
The forward-thinking director behind Frankfurt’s museums
Max Hollein discusses the challenges and rewards of running not one, but three, institutions
Art Outlook: 16 April
IS demolishes the ancient city of Nimrud; Günter Grass dies aged 87; art trumps privacy in US court ruling; and don’t mention the Elgin Marbles
Horrible Art Histories
A look at how the genre of the grotesque has unfolded from the Renaissance to the present day
The Week’s Muse: 4 April
News and comment from our April issue: Thomas Marks and John Curtis on the cultural desecration of Iraq; Don Quixote in NYC; plus, should the Kunstmuseum Bern have accepted the Gurlitt bequest?
Art Outlook: 3 April
Tate Britain director and RA curator head for Europe; LACMA teams up with Hyundai; the UK’s fight to keep an ancient Egyptian statue continues; plus our favourite April Fools
Gift-giving: Lynda Benglis at the Hepworth Wakefield
It is satisfying to see Benglis finally given proper recognition in the UK
Art Outlook: 26 March
National Gallery gets a gift; MoMA under criticism; stolen El Greco work restituted; and a last ditch attempt to save a Brutalist estate in east London
Regional museums are in crisis. Can they survive?
Key speakers debated the issue at a Courtauld event this week
Helsinki is emerging from its winter slumber…
Tom Jeffreys reports from Helsinki on Amos Anderson’s plans for a new gallery; Kiasma’s reopening and exhibitions; and Päivi Takala’s paintings of painting
Letter from Helsinki: Finland’s changing art scene
Tom Jeffreys on the changing nature of Finland’s art scene
Art Outlook: 19 February
Sheila Girling dies aged 90; Centre Pompidou plans pop-ups; Musée Maillol closes unexpectedly, and the Whitworth reopens…
The Week’s Muse: 7 February
Previews from the new February issue: Is the golden age of art schools over? What can be done to protect cultural property in war zones? Does art still have a sense of mystery?
Rule Breaker: Lynda Benglis
As a survey of Lynda Benglis’s work opens at the Hepworth Wakefield, the artist talks to Imelda Barnard about her 40-year career
Lynda Benglis
The American artist Lynda Benglis gained notoriety in 1974 when she ran an advert in Artforum, in which she posed nude,…
Art Outlook: 29 January
Sponsorship, strikes and self-censorship in London’s top museums; the Smithsonian’s international expansion; Tutankhamun’s broken beard
Right or wrong? Is it time to rethink copyright legislation?
In the January issue of Apollo, we asked a range of senior figures for their perspectives on copyright now
The Week’s Muse: 10 January
Cezanne goes digital; wit in museums; the perils of international museum franchises; and the Estorick’s public appeal
Mapping the contemporary: Bloomberg New Contemporaries vs. Tomorrow: London
Last week brought two shows to London that claim to present the scope of new contemporary art being made in…
Shortlist: Acquisition of the Year
Some of the most noteworthy additions to museum collections
Shortlist: Digital Innovation of the Year
Which arts institutions and organisations are making the best use of digital technology?
Stamping down on the students: has the UK’s largest art school gone too far?
Students are asking legitimate questions about the future of art schools: UAL should listen