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Acme Corporation
The Whitechapel Gallery celebrates Acme Studios’ avant-garde roots, but is it now just urban ruin-porn for London’s property developers?
It’s a Keeper
The Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy has opened, boasting tasteful dining rooms, a geisha-girl bar and a secret garden…
Risen Again
A new Titian is a rare thing indeed; and it certainly looks good enough to be true
Music Artists?
‘Maybe it’s perfectly legitimate that they are here because Bob Dylan painted them…’ Why are musicians so popular with major art galleries?
In Defence of the Curator
Curators are not ‘pirates who’ve taken over the ship’ and Waldemar Januszczak should know it
Fourth Plinth: A Taster
Six shortlisted artists have cooked up their plans for London’s Fourth Plinth
Unconvincing Vincent
Sketches made at the same time as Sunset at Montmajour (1888) reveal Van Gogh’s struggle to portray the landscape in the right light
Revival: Laura Ashley
An exhibition at the Bowes Museum proves that Laura Ashley’s influence lives on
Preaching to the Choir
TEDxAlbertopolis promised to dispel the myth that science and art are divided. They clearly aren’t and arguably never have been
Drawn In
A new set of interactive digital displays has been unveiled at Tate Modern that seeks to create a ‘digital community within the building’
Pop-Up
British Pop art is experiencing something of a resurgence in the UK. What makes it so appealing?
The Pearls and Shells of Qatar
There’s history behind the V&A’s ‘Pearls’ exhibition, its partnership with the Qatar Museums Authority, and its aptly-named sponsor, Shell
Lost Decade
Nostalgic exhibitions of 1980s fashion and subculture at the ICA and V&A are proof that the show is over
Alternative OZ
The ‘Larrikins’, counter-culture and psychedelic Smartiples: an alternative look at Australian art in London
Imperfect Importance: Laura Knight
Laura Knight is undoubtedly an important figure in British art and history; she’s just not a particularly inspiring painter
Rejected Riches: Avenue House
The sale of Sir Albert Richardson’s collection is a loss for the nation that could and should have been averted
Controversy by Design
It may be a publicity stunt, but the V&A’s controversial acquisition of the ‘Liberator’ 3D printed gun says a lot about our ambivalent relationship to new technologies
Deserted Halls of Commerce
The proliferation of ‘mega spaces’ in London looks set to continue, and it leaves too many smaller galleries struggling to keep their footing
Revolutionary Richmond?
The view from Richmond Hill has changed little since Turner brought landscape out from the background of British painting
Misadventures
‘Les aventures de la vérité’ is a good opportunity squandered at the hands of Bernard-Henri Lévy
The Gallerists
Arthur Hobhouse and Patrick Barstow of New Artists (NA) abandon the gallery in favour of a smallpox-ridden catacomb
Forum: Deaccession Debates
Should we have a relaxed attitude to deaccession? James Bradburne and David Ekserdjian debate the topic in Apollo’s September issue
Red Alert
Syrian cultural artefacts are at risk from looting and illicit trade. ICOM’s Red List is one of the measures that might prevent their disappearance