Florida pastor is convicted of trying to sell fake Damien Hirst paintings
But authenticity is hardly Hirst’s own strong point
The Week’s Muse: 17 May
Does art history have an image problem? A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room.
The Week’s Muse: 10 May
A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room. This week, we pay tribute to Maria Lassnig and Sturtevant.
Sturtevant, forerunner of ‘appropriation art’ has died
The enigmatic artist famous for her ‘repetitions’ of contemporary artists’ work, died this week
Maria Lassnig: 1919–2014
The Austrian painter Maria Lassnig has died. Iwan Wirth recalls her good humour and complete devotion to her work
Cornelius Gurlitt dies in Munich
Gurlitt’s cache of art (some of which is believed to have been looted during the Nazi era) had been under scrutiny since last year
Advert Averse: Anger as Morrisons turns the Angel of the North into a billboard
Apparently the Angel of the North likes a fresh, cheap baguette
The Week’s Muse: 3 May
Art isn’t therapy. Museums need to diversify. Photography needs a change. A few of the discussions on the blog this week.
The Week’s Muse: 26 April
Print collecting, digital catalogues and curator chic… some of the discussions on the blog this week
The Week’s Muse: 19 April
How should we look at art? A round-up of discussions on the blog this week
The Week’s Muse: 12 April
Antiquities, etiquette and Easter eggs: a round-up of discussions on the blog this week. We also pay tribute to the painter Alan Davie.
Handle with Care: Chinese ‘Chicken Cup’ fetches $36 million at auction
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang ‘Chicken Cup’ broke auction records at Sotheby’s yesterday
The Week’s Muse: 5 April
Could the art world do more to address the issue of looted and stolen art?
Buying for Boijmans: the story behind a recent museum acquisition
Sjarel Ex explains how the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen acquired a Hammershøi at TEFAF
Flipping Out: Saltz and Simchowitz clash over the art market
Flipping art is a controversial practice: it was only a matter of time before it resulted in a public spat
More art discovered in Cornelius Gurlitt’s home
Gurlitt’s extraordinary cache of art, much of which is being investigated as possible Nazi loot, is bigger than we thought – again
The Week’s Muse: 29 March
Maurice Davies on museum funding, Daisy Dunn on Pompeii’s stolen fresco, and other stories from the Muse Room this week
A Little Gay History (abridged): the British Museum and China
The museum omitted Chinese artefacts from a history of homosexuality
14-18 NOW announces First World War Centenary Commissions
This morning, UK Culture Secretary Maria Miller introduced a new series of commemorative arts commissions
Essl Sells: should Austria acquire the Essl Collection?
Entrepreneur Karlheinz Essl hopes to sell his private collection to Austria, to save 4000 jobs at his company
TEFAF 2014 Showcase
What does it mean to be selected for TEFAF’s yearly Showcase of promising new galleries?
The Week’s Muse: 22 March
Lost, stolen, restored, repackaged and photographed: a round-up of art news and debates from this week
‘I Cheer a Dead Man’s Sweetheart’: painting at the De La Warr Pavilion
Celebrating the gestural, colourful, restless potential of the medium
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The Week’s Muse: 24 May
A round-up of news and comment from the Muse Room.