How to manage a museum
A book by Daniel H. Weiss, outgoing president and CEO of the Met, offers a public-spirited view of how a changing world can benefit from the constancy of large institutions
A book by Daniel H. Weiss, outgoing president and CEO of the Met, offers a public-spirited view of how a changing world can benefit from the constancy of large institutions
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Video art makes the running in the art world – but commercially, it has some catching up to do
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
By working in offices or trying to play Snow White at Euro Disney, the Finnish artist takes aim at the monotony of modern life
Plus: Rafael Viñoly (1944–2023), David Chipperfield wins the Pritzker, and more art news
Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
There’s plenty to see beyond the walls of the MECC, including Flemish Caravaggism in Ghent, Swedish mysticism in Brussels and a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show in Amsterdam
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
Eero Saarinen’s marriage to the publicist Aline Louchheim tells us a lot about how the architect made his name
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is one of Germany’s most important cultural institutions, but why is its name such a relic from the past?
Robert Bevan’s call to require a lot less from our public monuments has much to recommend it
Plus: authorities seized looted artefacts from the home of Met trustee Shelby White, Artforum bought by Penske Media, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Plus: museum directors denounce Just Stop Oil protests, Paul Allen collection sells for more than $1.6bn, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The boom in international demand for contemporary art has seen more and more living artists begin to sell at auction. But who stands to gain?
Plus: the Charities Act of February 2022 grants museums new powers over restitution, Bard College establishes endowment of $50m for the study of Indigenous art, and more art news
Marianne Werefkin has long been overshadowed by her male peers, but the Royal Academy’s show devoted to modernist women may restore her to her rightful place
Professor of Art and Economies, University of Kassel / documenta Institut
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
The Japanese fashion designer revolutionised womenswear by creating comfortable clothes appreciated for their androgynous elegance and ease