Thomas Marks
Editor, Apollo magazine, London
Editor, Apollo magazine, London
Banning the import of antiques will not help the otherwise commendable effort to save the elephants
French culture minister sacks Nicolas Bourriaud; Italy seeks 20 new museum directors; Whitworth wins Museum of the Year award; condom art controversy in Milwaukee
Some major art dealers are calling it quits, others have joined forces. Who's saying what about the changing state of the industry?
Recent art market commentary presents a new and unusual crisis: too much money
Authenticity is out of fashion
Moreau Kusunoki’s designs look nice, but the public shouldn't have to pay
The jury praised the winning proposal as 'deeply respectful of the site'. Do you agree?
Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann, an émigré Austrian Jew battling to have a painting returned to her after its theft by the Nazis
To be honest, the art world bats barely an eyelash at this ‘new’ development
Doug Fishbone hid a cheap Chinese replica in the Dulwich Picture Gallery and hardly anybody noticed
Cultural sites severely damaged in Nepal; major fire rips through Clandon Park; Museum of Biblical Art forced to close in New York
Some high-profile works have made it to Málaga to inaugurate the Pompidou's latest venue
Should the city even close a few museums instead of designing more?
Students are asking legitimate questions about the future of art schools: UAL should listen
Max Hollein discusses the challenges and rewards of running not one, but three, institutions
IS demolishes the ancient city of Nimrud; Günter Grass dies aged 87; art trumps privacy in US court ruling; and don't mention the Elgin Marbles
What is the relationship between art and the city?
A look at how the genre of the grotesque has unfolded from the Renaissance to the present day
News and comment from our April issue: Thomas Marks and John Curtis on the cultural desecration of Iraq; Don Quixote in NYC; plus, should the Kunstmuseum Bern have accepted the Gurlitt bequest?