Art Collection
Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
The art of influence
Culture and propaganda are not easily separable
Getting the picture in 2021
From cryptocurrency to pandemic plagued exhibitions, it’s been an eventful year in art
Full of Eastern promise
Out with the old, in with the new: Michael Prodger on art collection trends
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
After the Cass Review
Our elected politicians need more independence from partial lobbyists
Go west
Rishi has been a bit down lately
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Train lines to nowhere
The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
The age of the Sex Olympics
It is time to resist the pornification of the modern world
Don’t forget Armenia
Armenians, once the target of genocide, are under threat again
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
