Facing the Music
Ronald Harwood's plays tackle the thorny issue of great artists accused of collaborating with the Nazis
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Back to Nature
Three artists approach landscape in very different ways
Art for Art’s Sake
A major exhibition in Berlin proves that the spirit of provocation is alive and well in German art
Ayn Rand: Prophet of Capitalism
Why Atlas Shrugged, the libertarian's bible, is back in the bestseller lists
Crises of Identity
Two European artists, Annette Messager and Gerhard Richter, explore the sense of self
D-Day’s Divided Divisions
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor
The Odd Couple
The Philosophers' Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding by Robert Zaretsky and John T. Scott
Vocal Heroes
Tenor: History of a Voice by John Potter
Marx’s Capitalist
The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels by Tristram Hunt
Freaked Out
The Marvelous Hairy Girls by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Baroque’s Time to Roll
A new exhibition at the V&A seeks to rehabilitate a style that sought to inspire wonder and awe
Morality and Public Space
The Western democratic state depends on a public space that is free, peaceful, and equally accessible to every citizen. How far can we go in shaping the space to meet the demands