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Theft threatens the future of Britain’s historic churches
In the face of targeted metal, stone and art theft, many churches see no option but to lock their doors
What are the challenges facing young artists today?
Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse
Is the art market unhealthy?
Some major art dealers are calling it quits, others have joined forces. Who’s saying what about the changing state of the industry?
New scheme to get work by female artists into museums
Valeria Napoleone and the Contemporary Art Society are taking a proactive approach to a protracted issue
Signing up to the Hague Convention will do nothing to stop ISIS
Let’s stop pretending the treaty alone can make a difference
The Problem with Colour: Charles Le Brun between Academy and Gobelins
Colour in 17th-century France was a dirty but essential business
Does the art market need more regulation?
Recent art market commentary presents a new and unusual crisis: too much money
Letter from Calcutta
Industry never came, but houses and neighbourhoods were destroyed
Is a $179 million Picasso cause for celebration?
The art market bubble continues to rise
Guggenheim Helsinki should not see the light of day
Moreau Kusunoki’s designs look nice, but the public shouldn’t have to pay
Editor’s Letter: Scuppered Plans
Public pressure can have a tangible impact on unpopular development proposals
Where is performance’s place in museum collections?
Museums are waking up to its potential, and its challenges
Baltic Diary: Making Art Work in Finland
Can Finland’s art scene survive in the face of declining public funding, lack of economic security, and oversupply of labour?
Is Culture Bigger Than Politics? The British Museum and Abu Dhabi
The ‘Museum for the World’ is a noble but dangerous ideal
Tate Britain: A Poisoned Chalice?
New director will need to boost visitor numbers and restore morale
Public art, private funds: can Oslo learn from Christian Ringnes’ sculpture park?
Changing Norwegian attitudes to privately-funded art
The fashion for film: large-scale projections are transforming museums
Theatrics at the Met and the V&A
Walking a Fine Line: London’s new sculpture trail
The Line is a great concept, but it’s not without teething problems
Send them back: Sir Hugh Lane’s Impressionist icons belong in Ireland, not London
And the National Gallery knows it
Cuba’s censorship of Tania Bruguera’s art makes her message more powerful
In a way, the disruption completes the performance
Editor’s Letter: Anniversary Years
Clusters of centenary exhibitions and publications may well bring new material to light. But what do they tell us about the way we think now?
Are Italy’s museum reforms enough to stop the rot?
Red tape, nepotism, funding shortages…The Italian museum system has long been in need of an overhaul
Have the SuicideGirls trumped Richard Prince?
An inventive 21st-century response to copyright infringement
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Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity
Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region