The problem with posthumous art; a bitter exit for France's Culture Minister; and why you should plant a poppy at the Tower of London this autumn
Paul Cummins' red field of poppies has been planted by volunteers, and is still growing
Cardinal Wolsey commissioned them, Henry VIII seized them, and now the V&A wants to preserve them
An exhibition of Garry Winogrand's photography at the Metropolitan Museum includes many posthumous prints. Do they have a place there?
Bob and Roberta Smith stands up for art in schools; Alfredo Jaar interrupts the adverts in Times Square; and the utopian appeal of geometric art
We spoke to the artist at the head of a campaign to keep creativity on the school curriculum
Jarr's restaged message to 'America' feels as as relevant as ever
What's behind the enduring appeal of geometry in modern art?
Are art installations the new video games? Are adverts the new art installations? News and comment from the Muse Room...
Playful, interactive, digitally-enhanced: is art straying closer to the video game than ever before?
Cosy, co-dependent, sometimes antagonistic: the relationship between art and advertising is a complicated affair
Tate Britain's 'Kenneth Clark' and 'Folk Art' shows looked at, and outside, the art-historical canon
Winslow Homer's 'Milking Time' and Alexander Calder's 'The Black Crescent' are next up
A look back over some of the recent news and comment from Apollo's Muse Room
The Tate has been in the firing line in recent years; is recent criticism comparable to the infamous 'Tate Affair' of 1952–54?
The UK's monuments will go dark this evening, marking 100 years since the start of the First World War
The magnificent entrance has been meticulously spruced up
40 Under 40; a gallery for Goldsmiths, art in Edinburgh; and a closer look at museum displays
Why museums should put their objects online
'Making Colour' and 'Building the Picture' point out details in paintings that are easily overlooked
Are encyclopaedic museums concentrating too much on contemporary art? News and comment from the Muse Room
Can Heather Humphreys, the new Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, effectively steer her rather neglected department?
Should photography be allowed in museums? Are the decorative arts in decline? Would you download a work of art?
As a new generation of artists takes the lead, the old distinctions between applied and fine arts can't hold
Among the poppies: volunteering at the Tower of London’s war memorial
Paul Cummins' red field of poppies has been planted by volunteers, and is still growing
Wolsey’s Angels: the V&A seeks to acquire four important Renaissance sculptures
Cardinal Wolsey commissioned them, Henry VIII seized them, and now the V&A wants to preserve them
What are we to make of posthumous art?
An exhibition of Garry Winogrand's photography at the Metropolitan Museum includes many posthumous prints. Do they have a place there?
The Week’s Muse: 23 August
Bob and Roberta Smith stands up for art in schools; Alfredo Jaar interrupts the adverts in Times Square; and the utopian appeal of geometric art
‘Art Party’: Bob and Roberta Smith’s defense of art in schools
We spoke to the artist at the head of a campaign to keep creativity on the school curriculum
‘This is not America’. Alfredo Jaar interrupts the adverts in Times Square
Jarr's restaged message to 'America' feels as as relevant as ever
Radical Order: Geometry and the Utopian Impulse
What's behind the enduring appeal of geometry in modern art?
The Week’s Muse: 16 August
Are art installations the new video games? Are adverts the new art installations? News and comment from the Muse Room...
Are art installations the new video games?
Playful, interactive, digitally-enhanced: is art straying closer to the video game than ever before?
Art and Advertising: friends or foes?
Cosy, co-dependent, sometimes antagonistic: the relationship between art and advertising is a complicated affair
Folk Art and ‘Civilisation’: the question of art in context
Tate Britain's 'Kenneth Clark' and 'Folk Art' shows looked at, and outside, the art-historical canon
Milking It: Delaware Art Museum will sell two more works of art
Winslow Homer's 'Milking Time' and Alexander Calder's 'The Black Crescent' are next up
The Week’s Muse: 9 August
A look back over some of the recent news and comment from Apollo's Muse Room
The Tate Affair: then and now
The Tate has been in the firing line in recent years; is recent criticism comparable to the infamous 'Tate Affair' of 1952–54?
Lights Out: Remembering the First World War
The UK's monuments will go dark this evening, marking 100 years since the start of the First World War
Making an entrance: the Fitzwilliam Museum’s opulent portico has been restored
The magnificent entrance has been meticulously spruced up
The Week’s Muse: 2 August
40 Under 40; a gallery for Goldsmiths, art in Edinburgh; and a closer look at museum displays
Preservation vs Presentation: is digital display a solution for museums?
Why museums should put their objects online
Looking Good: National Gallery exhibitions promote close looking
'Making Colour' and 'Building the Picture' point out details in paintings that are easily overlooked
The Week’s Muse: 26 July
Are encyclopaedic museums concentrating too much on contemporary art? News and comment from the Muse Room
Irish Cabinet reshuffle puts two newcomers in charge of the arts
Can Heather Humphreys, the new Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, effectively steer her rather neglected department?
The Week’s Muse: 19 July
Should photography be allowed in museums? Are the decorative arts in decline? Would you download a work of art?
Shifting Boundaries: Applied Arts and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation
As a new generation of artists takes the lead, the old distinctions between applied and fine arts can't hold