The Caravaggio season opens for scholars

It is not surprising that, on the fourth centenary of Caravaggio’s death (1610) and with the numerous exhibitions and events scheduled for this year across the world to celebrate his artistic achievements, scholars might be tempted to offer the public new monographs on the Italian master. Also, it...

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Published online 3 Feb 10 (Books)

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Reprieve for rock art

Agreement reached to preserve carvings in Utah’s famed Nine Mile Canyon

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 3 Feb 10 (Conservation)

Grosz heirs vs MoMA case dismissed

Three-year statute of limitations has run out

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 3 Feb 10 (Museums)

Restitution case targets Thyssen museum

But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 3 Feb 10 (News)

Could the art market be undergoing a fundamental restructuring?

2010 will be a year of continued reshaping: auctions will remain smaller and private sales will be preferred by many collectors

From issue 209, January 2010.
Published online 29 Jan 10 (opinion)

Chicago auction house opens in Florida

Leslie Hindman aims to serve the entire Southern region with her outpost in Naples

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Published online 29 Jan 10 (market)

Recovery after annus horribilis

But directors are still making cuts in museum budgets

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 28 Jan 10 (Museums)

Balance sheets

How the richest museums have fared in the past year

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 28 Jan 10 (Museums)

9/11 hijacker attempted to sell Afghan loot

Mohamed Atta offered artefacts to German archaeologist

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 27 Jan 10 (News)

Early copy of the Gospel of Mark is a forgery

US scholars, conservators and scientists collaborate to prove that a “14th-century manuscript” is a skilled fake

From issue 210, February 2010.
Published online 27 Jan 10 (Conservation)

International call for visitor figures

Museums are invited to submit attendance data for our annual survey

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Published online 27 Jan 10 (Museums)

In the Frame

Skydiving artist snaps free-fall photos


The Art Newspaper may have found the art world’s first daredevil photographer. Meet Seattle-based artist Aaron Gustafson, who takes landscape pictures while skydiving from a plane. Using a custom-designed 4x5 large-format camera strapped to his helmet, the photographer snaps one shot per jump, while free falling through the air at speeds of more than 130 miles per hour. Gustafson has done around 25 such dizzying stunts, creating dramatic aerial views of the Shawangunk Ridge in New York, and the>>>

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