An extreme form of criticism
Works by Michelangelo, Velázquez, Rodin, Rothko and Mondrian have all been vandalised for reasons of mental instability or political activism or both, informs Michael Prodger
Commoner with the divine touch
Raphael, as dedicated a lover as he was a painter, died at 37 at the height of his powers and fame, illustrates Michael Prodger
Mystery of the tainted cache
The Gurlitt affair looked as if it might be unpicked but it has proved intractable
America’s licence to sell
Michael Prodger says deaccession has been given tacit approval abroad
Artemisia will be worth the wait
A unique art exhibition awaits an audience
The Marbles won’t be lost
Is this the end of the Elgin Marbles debate?
The gender discount
Women may now account for 64 per cent of fine arts graduates in Britain but research shows the old values remain entrenched, says Michael Prodger
Ring up the new
The most expensive post-war work sold last year fetched just over $91 million. The most expensive Old Master sold for $21.5 million
To catch a thief
Is a super-rich collector having works stolen to order?
The late Leonardo
The Louvre’s anniversary exhibition has been a fraught exercise from first to last
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Sexy sisters and holy hotties
Less Sister Simper, more Attila the Nun
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough