David Ekserdjian
David Ekserdjian is Professor of History of Art and Film at the University of Leicester, and one of the organisers of the National Gallery’s 2020 Raphael exhibition.
How not to lose your marbles
Selling the Royal Academy’s greatest treasure would be risky and morally wrong
Beware of selling the family silver
The sale of dusty, unloved artworks offers museums a financial lifeline, but is fraught with danger
The art of attribution and the attribution of art
The older the work, the harder it is to be sure what it is or who it’s by. So how do the experts decide?
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed