Anna Somers Cocks
Comment: Is expertise at risk at the Victoria and Albert Museum?
The world’s greatest museum of decorative arts has been without a ceramics expert since 2016 and other gaps in knowledge are opening up
A totem sculpture, Physical Energy, to rise up in the woods south of London
The Watts Gallery Trust has authorised a cast of this masterpiece by George Frederick Watts to celebrate his bicentenary
Iconoclasm rejected “by all God-given religions”, declares the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
President Hollande and UAE set up $45m fund and support “safe havens” for heritage at risk
Abu Dhabi Art, the jolly fair, changes directors
Last month’s edition was the last for Rita Aoun, who has made the event a popular annual fixture since its first appearance in 2008
British artist Idris Khan creates UAE’s first war memorial
This product of the country’s first war stresses the unity of the seven emirates
Why I like Art Abu Dhabi more than Art Basel in Miami Beach
The conversations are better, the public is enthusiastic, and there is enough, but not too much art—and it’s good
Row over Temple Mount in Jerusalem is reignited
Israel attacks Unesco over pro-Palestinian resolution approved by World Heritage Committee<br>
The Art Newspaper’s 25th anniversary survey
Ahead of our investigation at the Vatican on 6 October, we want to know your thoughts on what is art for
How Italy stopped Venice being put on Unesco’s Heritage In Danger list
The government lobbied the director of the World Heritage Centre, diplomats and national delegates
What academics can teach us about Isil
The Warburg Institute’s director is tapping into its founder Aby Warburg’s approach to historical images to explain Daesh’s shocking brutality
Radical solution proposed to solve Venice's cruise ship problem
Ships could dock in new port outside the lagoon
Talking about art in Isil times
Under the leadership of Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, the March Meeting in Sharjah did not shy away from the pain, extremism and corruption of the world today
Sharjah discusses meaning of art in the time of Isil and Hezbollah
Anna Somers Cocks attended the annual March Meeting and found it did not shy away from the pain, extremism and corruption of the world today
Put these on your shopping list
From Danish deck chairs to Ancient Egyptian art, we select some of the highlights at Tefaf this month
Leila Alaoui, a talent cut short by terrorists in Burkina Faso
33-year-old's works were on show at Maison européenne de la Photographie shortly before she was killed
Three good reasons why Brisbane’s Asia Pacific Triennial is the tops
No commercial influence, no contemporary-art imperialism and no diva curator
‘Art provides the answers to questions no one has asked’
The second “What is Art For?” investigation took place in the Hermitage Theatre last month
My favourite poems, by the very English Rex Whistler
His biographers have published his commonplace book in facsimile
Brian Sewell's tribute to the Rolls Royce
The art critic, who died earlier this year, loved art, dogs and great cars
Jewels with a past and a soul: Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani on his collection
As an exhibition of his jewellery opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Qatari prince discusses his love of England, his passion for the applied arts and how, through constant reading, he continues to refine his taste
It’s The Art Newspaper’s first quarter century this month
From one room in Fleet St to an international network
The Art Newspaper turns 25: a story for every year
And celebrations supported by Volkswagen
The Art Newspaper turns 25: a story for every year, 2000-09
And celebrations supported by Volkswagen
Was this unknown man Italy’s greatest collector?
Federico Cerruti died with a treasure-filled house in which he had slept only one night
Italy’s museums honour archaeologist murdered by Isil
Flags were flown at half-mast around the country and heritage experts shared their outrage
Isil bulldozes 1,500-year-old Catholic church in Syria
Frescoes recently found in the church may date back to the sixth century, which would make them the oldest Christian paintings in the country
Venice mayor holds up show to further his cruise ship aims
Photos of the “monsters in Venice” should have been displayed in the Doge’s Palace in September
National Gallery chairman writes revealing roman-à-clef
A Vanity Fair of the art world in a thriller about an imaginary Watteau