Art
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
Martin Scorsese: rinse and repeat self-indulgence
The director of Goodfellas has debased his talent
Top of the pops?
What makes great rock and roll
Painting Queen Elizabeth
The painted surface of monarchy is everything
Stability and sensibility
Art between the wars
The case of the legless duchess
A tale that proves the media and the public still thrill to an art theft
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