Esther Chadwick watches Richard Serra’s monumental Five Plates, Two Poles move into a new home at the National Gallery of Art
Sir Alan Bowness’s art collection goes on display at a new public gallery at Downing College Cambridge
Sensationalist displays are no way to explore art and prostitution, writes Lynda Nead – and the Musée d'Orsay has got carried away with selling sex
The Romantic association between creativity and alcohol has no foundation, but alcohol and its effects have proved a rich subject for artists
The art world has lost one of the most respected scholar-art dealers of the 20th century
Artworks were looted en masse throughout the 20th century: we need far better legislation to resolve the issue
The Lorck Schive art prize has an important role to play in Trondheim's growing art community
Remembering the renowned collector and TEFAF President
Can artists and the wider art world use social media for more than self-promotion? Some certainly think so...
'The dangers surrounding the Syrian archaeological heritage are growing beyond our capabilities'
Art, made of coffee, shown in a bookshop: Ian Bourgeot's work at Helsinki's Arkadia breaks conventions in more ways than one
Reconstructing the lost Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore
A recent report claimed that public bodies in the UK are keeping £3.5bn worth of art in storage. Is this accurate and what should museums do with objects that they can never display?
‘Belfast is like East Berlin after the Wall came down’ – William Cook on the changing face of a divided city
'It was worth taking a risk': Valerie Fletcher presents Surrealist sculpture in a new light at the Hirshhorn Museum
Engagement, interaction, the co-creation of meaning: these are the museum buzzwords of today. But what do they actually mean?
Surprisingly, their relationship with Los Angeles was ambivalent at best
The centenary of the artist's birth is being marked by exhibitions and events worldwide
His literary and profoundly religious approach to art put Jones out of step with modernism. Can two new exhibitions revive his reputation?
‘Contemporary art is a very elitist sphere,’ admitted Frame’s head of programmes Taru Elfving, ‘and it could be so much more'
'Don't ask me how we did it!'
Legal disputes surrounding artworks usually require a balancing act between absolute rights and shifting societal norms
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is not a mosque, but a shrine. But a shrine to what?
As Europe faces its worst refugee crisis since World War Two, there is no better time to celebrate emigre art in the UK
