Fountains, house museums and computer connoisseurs: a round-up of recent comment from the Muse Room
Scientists have developed an algorithm that identifies visual affinities between paintings. Are we all out of a job?
What is it that separates a house from a museum, and do we like those separations?
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane's Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September. What would a ‘Yes’ vote mean for the country’s museums and galleries? Would it lead to a loss of funding streams? And if it did, would an independent Scottish government be prepared to increase its investment? YES: James Holloway There’s one thing I’ve never heard in […]
If you had $65 million to blow on your local museum, how would you spend it?
Alternative art schools; the Biennale des Antiquaires; the enduring appeal of the Warburg Institute; and Stephen Shore on Instagram
Daniel Lobb's installation for children is a nice idea, but what's it actually for? And can you eat it?
The artist outlines his plans for a new art independent art school in his hometown of Saxmundham, Suffolk
Fees and funding cuts are taking their toll in the UK, but artists are a resourceful lot...
Drones, video games and the NSA...
Paris is getting back into gear after the August exodus. What's coming up in the city's art calendar?
What's next for the Los Angeles art world? A look ahead at some of the gallery openings and relocations coming up this autumn
The art world's awake again after August's sunny stasis. Which events stand out in London's busy blockbuster season?
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?
Can artificial intelligence really identify artistic influence?
Scientists have developed an algorithm that identifies visual affinities between paintings. Are we all out of a job?
‘Houses as Museums…Museums as Houses’
What is it that separates a house from a museum, and do we like those separations?
Ten house museums to visit this year
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane's Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
Forum: Would independence for Scotland compromise its museums and galleries?
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September. What would a ‘Yes’ vote mean for the country’s museums and galleries? Would it lead to a loss of funding streams? And if it did, would an independent Scottish government be prepared to increase its investment? YES: James Holloway There’s one thing I’ve never heard in […]
The Met’s new pavement
If you had $65 million to blow on your local museum, how would you spend it?
The Week’s Muse: 13 September
Alternative art schools; the Biennale des Antiquaires; the enduring appeal of the Warburg Institute; and Stephen Shore on Instagram
Art, or Play? Breaker’s Yard at Sutton House
Daniel Lobb's installation for children is a nice idea, but what's it actually for? And can you eat it?
Ryan Gander’s plans for an art school in Suffolk
The artist outlines his plans for a new art independent art school in his hometown of Saxmundham, Suffolk
Creative schools: the artists taking art education into their own hands
Fees and funding cuts are taking their toll in the UK, but artists are a resourceful lot...
Post-Surveillance: Suzanne Treister’s riposte to ‘Post-Internet’ art
Drones, video games and the NSA...
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in Paris
Paris is getting back into gear after the August exodus. What's coming up in the city's art calendar?
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in Los Angeles
What's next for the Los Angeles art world? A look ahead at some of the gallery openings and relocations coming up this autumn
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in London
The art world's awake again after August's sunny stasis. Which events stand out in London's busy blockbuster season?
The Week’s Muse: 30 August
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
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?