The 30 essays on realism, Modernism and modernity include seven that have never before been published

The brilliance of the scholar's examination of artists such as Paula Rego and Sigmar Polke is evident despite name dropping and verbose language

Book looks at what they like and how they think it helps their own work

In the third part of a new series, Adrian Ellis looks at the cost of state support in illiberal democracies and the insidious erosion of institutional independence

In the first part of a new series, Adrian Ellis looks at the increased public scrutiny of museum boards in the social media age