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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
The New North?
If the north of England is to redefine itself as a cultural hub, its funders can’t afford to have second thoughts
Lewis Morley
Barry Humphries pays tribute to Lewis Morley, ‘one of the finest photographers of his age’ and a personal friend
Gauguin’s Gap Year
The story behind Samuel Courtauld’s collection of Gauguin paintings is more compelling than the works themselves
From the Editor
Reports of the death of print magazines have been exaggerated. All the same, no magazine can afford to rest on its laurels
Web Editor’s Welcome
There’s a lot of talk about the challenges that digital publishing poses to print; less about how they might complement each other
Snap Happy
At the State Hermitage Museum earlier this summer, I spent some time watching the visitors. Many were in large tour…
Revolutionary Practices
Contemporary artists are harnessing new digital technologies to respond to the Arab Spring
Getty’s Images
Peter Crack on why a picture is worth a thousand words…