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Rob and Nick Carter at The Fine Art Society: TEFAF 2014
Rob and Nick Carter’s harnessing of digital media encourages us to look at art more closely
How ill-informed is Vladislav Surkov about American culture?
Apparently Tupac Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jackson Pollock are all the Russian official – who faces US sanctions – will miss
Loss, theft and destruction: on the absence of art
As long as we have art, some of it will go missing. It’s how we respond to that fact that’s ultimately of importance to our culture
The Week’s Muse: 15 March
Ethical dilemmas, a defence of art dealers, and highlights from this week’s major art fairs…
Sponsorship, ethics and the Biennale of Sydney
The debate over arts sponsorship in Australia is riddled with difficult questions and double standards
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
Theft on Film: the Hollywood trend for art heist movies
Art theft is rife in the world of film. Who doesn’t love a good heist?
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Great Wall of China
Dedicated ‘graffiti zones’ are a nice idea, but they won’t work
The Week’s Muse: 8 March
Women in art, art at risk, and art history’s bad image… discussions in the Muse Room this week
Sydney Biennale severs ties with Transfield after artists’ boycotts
What does it mean for the art world?
Why not destroy this fake? A defence of the Chagall Committee
The Chagall Committee are actually doing their work
Cork Street Galleries Under Threat: March Apollo
Niru Ratnam asks what the Cork Street development plans mean for London’s historic art trade
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
To Shoot or Not to Shoot: Photography in Galleries
Are the rules governing photography in many major museums just too confusing?