In the news
A Diego Rivera mural is the San Francisco Art Institute’s prize asset – but that doesn’t mean it should be sold
The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school
Keeping time – the Tunisian clock monuments that tell of a bygone regime
A decade after the uprisings that led to the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the clocks he loved remain
Most popular
- google_a
- Recent
- google_a
- Recent
Podcast
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future
Art news daily
The week in art news – world’s oldest animal painting found in Indonesia
Plus: Smithsonian scales back $2bn redevelopment plan | Naomi Beckwith appointed deputy director and chief curator of Guggenheim | and Champs-Élysées to be turned into ‘extraordinary garden’
The week in art news – Indian Supreme Court approves plans for new parliament complex
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India dismissed objections to the construction of a new parliament complex in New Delhi. The plans, announced…
Bill restituting artefacts to Benin and Senegal passes into French law
The French parliament has finalised the restitution of 26 artefacts to the Republic of Benin and one to Senegal. Speaking…
Reviews
The real secret London? It’s down in the river mud
The muddy foreshore of the Thames has been an unlikely treasure trove for amateur archaeologists
Period pieces – the fashion for putting dates on domestic objects
From commemorative wares to ordinary utensils, inscribing dates on household objects was once common practice
The Week’s Muse: 8 March
Untitled (1965), Lee Krasner. One of the drawings by female artists at 'Venus Drawn Out', The Armory Show, New York
Share
New York’s been in the spotlight this week with the Armory Show and Whitney Biennial competing for centre stage. In Europe the mood is more reflective: the fates of Europe’s at-risk buildings, London’s Cork Street, and art history itself have been on people’s minds this week.
International Women’s Day
At Risk – heritage sites and cultural quarters under threat
Does Art History need to rebrand?
More perspectives on the fate of fakes
Share
Recommended for you
‘The 7 Most Endangered’ Programme 2014
The shortlist for ‘The 7 Most Endangered’ programme 2014 has been announced
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
‘Venus Drawn Out’ at The Armory Show, New York
Susan Harris has drawn together an impressive selection of drawings by 20th-century women artists, for The Armory Show’s first curated display