Wave of sentencing and changes in legislation puts pressure on art world

As the art world turns out in the capital during Frieze, Justine Simons, London's deputy mayor for culture and the creative industries, wonders what the rest of the world must be thinking

Cultural institutions need to decide what they stand for, says London's ICA director Stefan Kalmár

Nicholas Coleridge, the chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, tells how Boris laid down the law on his plans for the project

The recipient of the 2019 J. Paul Getty Medal discusses how understanding Cicero can help decipher the rise of populism

Politician also says Brexit will have 'disastrous' consequences for creative industries

Treasury says there will be “over £300m to support the UK’s world-class national museums and galleries” in 2020-21

“If you are interested in politics you will be far better off if you study maths or physics,” writes aide Dominic Cummings in his blog

High-profile UK politician will organise a show of works at Towner Art Gallery that focus on the environment

Trade condemns the move and prepares for mayhem of no-deal Brexit

As shadow minister for the arts 15 years ago, Johnson laid out his plans in The Art Newspaper

Visitors decline steeply at ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor in east London

Liverpool slavery museum keen to collaborate on project highlighting UK’s involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

Labour MP Owen Smith calls the tax-free zones “self-storage for art thieves”

Vast storage facilities for high-value items such as art and cars have stoked controversy

The former UK minister for culture, Ed Vaizey, weighs in on which of the two candidates for prime minister would best serve the arts

While Boris Johnson describes himself as a keen painter and Jeremy Hunt spent time as culture minister, the sector is likely to remain far down the agenda

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