Art
The souping of Saint Vincent
The iconoclastic impulse must be curbed
Skeleton in the cupboard
Disappearing corpses, theme-park Venice and a post-Brexit smuggling operation
The forgotten heroes of the Fourth Plinth
A thoughtful artwork that highlights the complex history of anti-colonalism in Africa
Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
Country church monuments
The hidden treasures of English churches
The YBAs in middle age
Where are the Young British Artists of Saatchi’s ‘Sensation’ now?
What next for the Sainsbury Wing?
Selldorf Architects’ revised plans for the National Gallery are elegant and sympathetic
No common or garden sculptor
Canova’s influence on cultural heritage should not be overlooked
A colossus unjustly ignored
Britain has never warmed to Rubens, whose finest works can be seen in Antwerp
Biting the hand that feeds them
So-called “radical” performance art is little more than a publicly-funded alliance between the art establishment and faux-rebellious poseurs
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
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
