Features
A new Whitney for New York
The Whitney Museum of American Art is moving downtown, and its director Adam D. Weinberg has big plans for the new building and the collection
Horrible Art Histories
A look at how the genre of the grotesque has unfolded from the Renaissance to the present day
Religious sculpture with a stylish streak
An enlightening display of German rococo sculpture is full of style as well as substance
Forum: Should the Kunstmuseum Bern have accepted the Gurlitt bequest?
Matthias Frehner and David Lewis discuss the problematic bequest
Letter: John Curtis on the cultural desecration of northern Iraq
John Curtis on the loss of Iraq’s unique cultural heritage
Diary: Charlotte Vignon welcomes Don Quixote to the Frick
Two impressive tapestries have been taken out of storage this Spring
Editor’s Letter: The cultural desecration of Iraq
As Iraq and its heritage suffer, we must seek out and celebrate the great Assyrian artefacts in our own museum collections
Blinded by the Sun: The Age of Louis XIV
What is the cultural legacy of Louis XIV’s extravagant reign?
Paper Trails: Salon Du Dessin
We’ve picked a few highlights from the world’s premier marketplace for drawings
Helsinki is emerging from its winter slumber…
Tom Jeffreys reports from Helsinki on Amos Anderson’s plans for a new gallery; Kiasma’s reopening and exhibitions; and Päivi Takala’s paintings of painting
TEFAF 2015
It’s all eyes on Maastricht as TEFAF opens for business, bringing together the world’s leading dealers under the roof of the MECC
The New Deal: Paul Durand-Ruel
The Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played an instrumental role in the rise of the Impressionists
Diary: Joshua Reynolds at the Wallace Collection
Mark Hallett on his long-term relationship with Joshua Reynolds
Civic Dues: Graham W.J. Beal
The Detroit Institute of Arts has known hard times in recent years. As he prepares to retire, director Graham W.J. Beal reflects on the museum’s recent struggles and successes
Letter from Helsinki: Finland’s changing art scene
Tom Jeffreys on the changing nature of Finland’s art scene
Why London doesn’t need the Garden Bridge
The proposed Garden Bridge over the Thames is impractical as a park and misguided as a river crossing
Victorian Revivals
Has London ever had such a thirst for Victorian art? A feature from the February issue of Apollo
Seeing Like A Camera: Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto talks to Thessaly La Force about how his art collection influences his work
Diary: The Whitworth Art Gallery
Maria Balshaw on the gallery’s grand reopening in Manchester
Editor’s Letter: Will any UK politicians speak up about culture?
Politicians seem to be observing a blanket silence on the subject. Why?