Latest articles published on www.theartnewspaper.com http://www.theartnewspaper.com/ The aim of Tate Britain is to increase public awareness, understanding and enjoyment of British art from the 16th century to the present day, and of international modern and contemporary art. Tate supports this ambition by facilitating extraordinary... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Curator+(British+Art+1750+-+1830)+Reference%3a+TG0158+%3cbr%3e+Curator+(British+Art+1850+-+1915)+Reference%3a+TG0159/25664 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:32:00 GMT Mikhail Baryshnikov, the ballet dancer-turned-actor, is adding another noun to his artistic resume—photographer. In February, the Gary Nader Art Centre in Miami will host the multi-talented Russian’s first solo show of dance photography, “Dance This... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Baryshnikov+tiptoes+into+photographer's+shoes/25661 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:00 GMT Stars Wars fans and art lovers unite! On 7 February an auction sponsored by <a href="http://www.halloweencostumes.com/contest/darth-vader-helmet.asp">halloweencostumes.com</a> will offer a selection of replica Darth Vader helmets-turned-art.... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Auction+on+the+Dark+Side/25523 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:00 GMT A copy of the <i>Mona Lisa</i> has been discovered in the Prado which was painted in Leonardo’s studio—created side by side with the original that now hangs in the Louvre. This sensational find will transform our understanding of the world’s most... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Earliest+copy+of+Mona+Lisa+found+in+Prado/25514 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT new york. Cariou versus Prince is shaping up as the most significant still-photography copyright case in perhaps a century, as two trade associations representing the twin giants of image licensing—Corbis and Getty Images—as well as other photo... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Photography+trade+associations+weigh+in+on+Cariou+versus+Prince+case/25665 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT A new book by Munira Mirza, the culture adviser to the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been withdrawn because of a legal problem over a Tate image on its cover. <i>The Politics of Culture: the Case for Universalism</i> examines how policymakers... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Mirza%e2%80%99s+cultural+politics+book+pulped+after+row+over+Tate+cover+image/25660 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT london. The number of visitors to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in the south east of London, has fallen by more than half after an admission charge was reintroduced last March. The experience at Greenwich provides a recent example of the... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Charging+to+see+the+stars/25519 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT london. Maintaining free entry to the UK’s national museums, as the secretary of state for culture Jeremy Hunt blogged in December on the tenth anniversary of its introduction, doesn’t come cheap: it costs around £44m a year to maintain free... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Ten+years+of+free+entry%2c+but+can+it+last%3f/25518 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT Leonardo-mania officially ends at 10pm on Sunday 5 February—at least as far as London is concerned. That is when the National Gallery’s “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan” will close its doors. Gone will be the early-morning queues... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/The+National+Gallery%e2%80%99s+blockbuster+exhibition+could+mark+a+turning+point+for+Leonardo+scholars/25515 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:00 GMT Many people ask me why the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM)—Austria’s foremost public museum—does not follow the example of London’s National Gallery or the British Museum and not charge admission. Why don’t we remove the barrier, the inhibition... http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Why+the+Kunsthistorisches+Museum+can%e2%80%99t+afford+to+abolish+entrance+fees/25520 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:58:00 GMT