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?
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
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
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes