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?
Will the real Elena Ferrante please sit down?
It is her words and voice, not her purported identity, that matter to her fans
Going nuts in May
There is no dish that is not improved by hazelnuts
Revitalising the West
Ukraine has rallied the West and yet again shown our civilisation’s limitless capacity for self-renewal
Beyond the floppy fringe
It’s no laughing matter that our grotesque, contemptible political class is so out of touch
Dress rehearsal
A 2015 comedy starring Volodymyr Zelensky is now showing on Channel 4
What now for strategic priorities?
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for American and European geopolitical aims?
Noel Coward’s public genius
This production of Private Lives amuses as much as it moves its audience
Walking the path of the stupidly rich
Serious Money tracks the excesses and indulgences of those with wealth to burn
Pissarro: paintings, prints, and papery pleasure
This exhibition shows the world of the impressionists beyond their most famous paintings