On Art
The art of influence
Culture and propaganda are not easily separable
Dodgy deals and a suspect stele
There is an infinite number of ways of conning collectors, investors and even institutions too
The timelessness of Henry Moore
How a modernist bogeyman became an Old Master
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
Transports de joie
En route back to childhood at the Wallace Collection
The decline of the UK art market
The UK’s prominence as a place to buy and sell the most prestigious art is under sustained threat
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Sex and Sanctity
There are wonders great and small in the Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery
More than just a grumpy anti-modernist?
It’s time we appreciated the art of Sir Alfred Munnings
Ukraine’s patriotic master
The painter Ilya Repin straddled both Ukrainian and Russian cultures