News
Important policies in place, but some say more can be done
Important policies in place, but some say more can be done
US budgets slashed, programming reduced and expansions halted
US budgets slashed, programming reduced and expansions halted
US budgets slashed, programming reduced and expansions halted
US budgets slashed, programming reduced and expansions halted
Feasibility study under way for a regional venue
Feasibility study under way for a regional venue
Items rescued by Dmitry Ivanov—who met his death on a Moscow railway line—are on show in London
Items rescued by Dmitry Ivanov—who met his death on a Moscow railway line—are on show in London
Corporations reduce support for the arts, and other collections may be sold
Corporations reduce support for the arts, and other collections may be sold
Many sellers are offering discounts or favourable payment terms
Many sellers are offering discounts or favourable payment terms
Large-scale museum shows running into major trouble
Large-scale museum shows running into major trouble
Important policies in place, but some say more can be done
Important policies in place, but some say more can be done
Government pushes for some items to be retained in Wales
Government pushes for some items to be retained in Wales
…will coincide with the opening of the Venice Biennale
…will coincide with the opening of the Venice Biennale
Final panes complete the 14th-century stained glass picture
Final panes complete the 14th-century stained glass picture
Winner’s nationalist politics criticised
Winner’s nationalist politics criticised
Final panes complete the 14th-century stained glass picture
Final panes complete the 14th-century stained glass picture
The scene is flourishing in the once-important port
The scene is flourishing in the once-important port
Regular sales of Ukrainian, Russian, European and American art
Regular sales of Ukrainian, Russian, European and American art
Two new venues open for exhibiting the large new collections
Two new venues open for exhibiting the large new collections
Native returns home to “free spirited” city
Native returns home to “free spirited” city
Native returns home to “free spirited” city
Native returns home to “free spirited” city
The Vatican’s Culture Minister has set out his stall with a plan for a new pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale
The Vatican’s Culture Minister has set out his stall with a plan for a new pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale
Market
Fake Nolls, Chareaus and Prouvés found
Fake Nolls, Chareaus and Prouvés found
Questionable provenance and news of a missing pair raise suspicions
Questionable provenance and news of a missing pair raise suspicions
Daughter and granddaughter of Bauhaus artist at loggerheads over inheritance
Daughter and granddaughter of Bauhaus artist at loggerheads over inheritance
Fake Nolls, Chareaus and Prouvés found
Fake Nolls, Chareaus and Prouvés found
Expert valuer, dealer and consignor implicated in fraud case
Expert valuer, dealer and consignor implicated in fraud case
Dealers hit by financial conditions
Dealers hit by financial conditions
Most dealers seemed relieved to sell what they could as the credit crunch bit
Most dealers seemed relieved to sell what they could as the credit crunch bit
Stand costs barely covered for many
Stand costs barely covered for many
Hungary’s art fair sticks with contemporary strategy
Hungary’s art fair sticks with contemporary strategy
Smaller houses hit hardest as Russian frenzy starts to fade
Smaller houses hit hardest as Russian frenzy starts to fade
Auction houses refute suggestion of under-estimating in face of economic downturn
Auction houses refute suggestion of under-estimating in face of economic downturn
Buyers run for cover with conservative purchases
Buyers run for cover with conservative purchases
Books
Three books on the artist; the Rijksmuseum launches a series of catalogues and the definitive work on Jan Lievens
Three books on the artist; the Rijksmuseum launches a series of catalogues and the definitive work on Jan Lievens
This “grippingly enjoyable, profoundly insightful, excitingly provocative book” explores the meaning of “left” in art
This “grippingly enjoyable, profoundly insightful, excitingly provocative book” explores the meaning of “left” in art
How the avant-garde took inspiration from Byzantine icon painting
How the avant-garde took inspiration from Byzantine icon painting
This book will serve as a reference resource, rather than a narrative history
This book will serve as a reference resource, rather than a narrative history
A history of the grotesque, from antiquity to the 19th century
A history of the grotesque, from antiquity to the 19th century
The most complete account so far of the Scottish artist
The most complete account so far of the Scottish artist
Comment
Must the Americans once again show Germans how to handle a dual heritage?
Must the Americans once again show Germans how to handle a dual heritage?
I believe that we have an administration that will take the steps necessary to re-establish support for the arts in the US
I believe that we have an administration that will take the steps necessary to re-establish support for the arts in the US
It seems the wrong time to be buying what is an inessential purchase
It seems the wrong time to be buying what is an inessential purchase
Conservation
Lavish restoration of Emperor Qianlong’s bedrooms and theatre at China’s Palace Museum
Lavish restoration of Emperor Qianlong’s bedrooms and theatre at China’s Palace Museum
The Getty Villa stages an exhibition on the work’s 300 years of conservation
The Getty Villa stages an exhibition on the work’s 300 years of conservation
Features
The two paintings were almost sold in 1916 in a complex set of dealings between London’s National Gallery and Henry Clay Frick
The two paintings were almost sold in 1916 in a complex set of dealings between London’s National Gallery and Henry Clay Frick
Works are being sold off after British American Tobacco decided the venture was no longer relevant
Works are being sold off after British American Tobacco decided the venture was no longer relevant
Billionaire industrialist Reinhold Würth, owner of 11,000 works of art and 14 museums, is a driven man By Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz
Billionaire industrialist Reinhold Würth, owner of 11,000 works of art and 14 museums, is a driven man By Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz
Jim Dine on the benefits of dyslexia, the endurance of the “bleeding heart” and why students should destroy their drawings interview adrian dannatt
Jim Dine on the benefits of dyslexia, the endurance of the “bleeding heart” and why students should destroy their drawings interview adrian dannatt
De Kooning? Pollock? Forget ’em. We want rusty old metal
De Kooning? Pollock? Forget ’em. We want rusty old metal
Arts Council England buys drugs-based work
Arts Council England buys drugs-based work
The story of the reconstruction of the Minbar of Saladin ran from Jerusalem to Shoreditch to Jordan and back again
The story of the reconstruction of the Minbar of Saladin ran from Jerusalem to Shoreditch to Jordan and back again
The two paintings were almost sold in 1916 in a complex set of dealings between London’s National Gallery and Henry Clay Frick By Martin Bailey
The two paintings were almost sold in 1916 in a complex set of dealings between London’s National Gallery and Henry Clay Frick By Martin Bailey
Museums
Catalan government criticised for alleged heavy-handed manoeuvring
Catalan government criticised for alleged heavy-handed manoeuvring
Catalan government criticised for alleged heavy-handed manoeuvring
Catalan government criticised for alleged heavy-handed manoeuvring
Locals vote against contribution
Locals vote against contribution
Locals vote against contribution
Locals vote against contribution
National Design Academy to be boycotted on collaborations
National Design Academy to be boycotted on collaborations
Dedicated undersecretary vacancy will not be filled
Dedicated undersecretary vacancy will not be filled
Dedicated undersecretary vacancy will not be filled
Dedicated undersecretary vacancy will not be filled
Director left before inquiry completed
Director left before inquiry completed
Twenty-year restoration sees return of Roman statuary and Bosch painting cycle
Twenty-year restoration sees return of Roman statuary and Bosch painting cycle
Twenty-year restoration sees return of Roman statuary and Bosch painting cycle
Twenty-year restoration sees return of Roman statuary and Bosch painting cycle
Crypt to house Quellinus paintings
Crypt to house Quellinus paintings
Biedermeier art collection to go on show in the City Palace
Biedermeier art collection to go on show in the City Palace
The drop in visitors is a result of an Israeli blockade
The drop in visitors is a result of an Israeli blockade
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