But authenticity is hardly Hirst's own strong point
Does art history have an image problem? A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room.
Museums enrich communities around the world; why not take a day to celebrate that fact?
The BBC intends to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal TV programme 'Civilisation'. Who should present it?
'Birth of a Museum' celebrates new acquisitions for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but will it win round a critical public?
There's not a single museum director on The Guardian's latest list
A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room. This week, we pay tribute to Maria Lassnig and Sturtevant.
The current appetite for merging food and art is nothing new...
Apparently the Angel of the North likes a fresh, cheap baguette
Art isn't therapy. Museums need to diversify. Photography needs a change. A few of the discussions on the blog this week.
Why would one of the most painterly of contemporary painters decide to start issuing screenprints?
Start off with some light Vermeer. Ten reps. Feel you can manage more? Consider moving on to the Dürer
Photographers should produce poetry, not satire
Print collecting, digital catalogues and curator chic... some of the discussions on the blog this week
A curator's work is all about looking, and being looked at
Apollo's April Forum asks whether art market hype affects emerging artists
How should we look at art? A round-up of discussions on the blog this week
Christian art can never be straightforwardly representational
Connoisseurship is still valuable, and many art historians know it
Have we forgotten how to look properly at art?
Antiquities, etiquette and Easter eggs: a round-up of discussions on the blog this week. We also pay tribute to the painter Alan Davie.
A response to Christos Tsirogiannis' post of 2 April on this site about possibly looted antiquities appearing in the London salerooms
Of course we want museums to be accessible, friendly and interesting, but we also have an imperative to protect and preserve
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang 'Chicken Cup' broke auction records at Sotheby's yesterday
The Week’s Muse: 17 May
Does art history have an image problem? A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room.
Why do we need an International Museum Day?
Museums enrich communities around the world; why not take a day to celebrate that fact?
Civilisation 2.0: who could replace Kenneth Clark?
The BBC intends to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal TV programme 'Civilisation'. Who should present it?
Problem child? The Louvre Abu Dhabi is previewed in Paris
'Birth of a Museum' celebrates new acquisitions for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but will it win round a critical public?
Money talks: the latest list of art’s most powerful people
There's not a single museum director on The Guardian's latest list
The Week’s Muse: 10 May
A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room. This week, we pay tribute to Maria Lassnig and Sturtevant.
Delicious or distasteful: Five modern masterpieces of food in art
The current appetite for merging food and art is nothing new...
Advert Averse: Anger as Morrisons turns the Angel of the North into a billboard
Apparently the Angel of the North likes a fresh, cheap baguette
The Week’s Muse: 3 May
Art isn't therapy. Museums need to diversify. Photography needs a change. A few of the discussions on the blog this week.
Prints and the ‘painterly’ object: Harland Miller’s limited editions
Why would one of the most painterly of contemporary painters decide to start issuing screenprints?
Pointless exercise: Alain de Botton’s ‘Art is Therapy’
Start off with some light Vermeer. Ten reps. Feel you can manage more? Consider moving on to the Dürer
Deutsche Börse Prize: are photographers making the most of the medium?
Photographers should produce poetry, not satire
The Week’s Muse: 26 April
Print collecting, digital catalogues and curator chic... some of the discussions on the blog this week
Curator Chic: are arts professionals the new fashionistas?
A curator's work is all about looking, and being looked at
Forum: Does today’s art market benefit young artists?
Apollo's April Forum asks whether art market hype affects emerging artists
The Week’s Muse: 19 April
How should we look at art? A round-up of discussions on the blog this week
Modern art is not the enemy of religious art – it’s revived it
Christian art can never be straightforwardly representational
Curators, connoisseurship and the art of looking
Connoisseurship is still valuable, and many art historians know it
Look closer: what art historians can learn from museum education
Have we forgotten how to look properly at art?
The Week’s Muse: 12 April
Antiquities, etiquette and Easter eggs: a round-up of discussions on the blog this week. We also pay tribute to the painter Alan Davie.
In Defence of the Antiquities Trade
A response to Christos Tsirogiannis' post of 2 April on this site about possibly looted antiquities appearing in the London salerooms
Museum Etiquette: are there manners in museums anymore?
Of course we want museums to be accessible, friendly and interesting, but we also have an imperative to protect and preserve
Handle with Care: Chinese ‘Chicken Cup’ fetches $36 million at auction
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang 'Chicken Cup' broke auction records at Sotheby's yesterday