News
Anti-censorship group believes law against images of cruelty limits artistic freedoms
London-based student conservator spots fragment at library in Egyptian desert
When it’s a building, says region; nonsense says artist
Embargo lifted on memoirs of spy who was put in charge of Royal Collection
Magnum photographer in talks with Tate and V&A over legacy of British documentary works
High profile new minister for culture
Van Gogh self-portrait presumed burned in mine may have been looted
Doubts over Berlin competition victory
Plans for controversial construction lead to Elbe valley losing World Heritage status
The Spanish architect on how his sculptures were the inspiration for Liège’s striking railway terminal
The artist’s fire-damaged Second House environment faces an uncertain future
The artist’s fire-damaged Second House environment faces an uncertain future
Claude Berri pendant inspires sculptor
Major contemporary art collection unveiled in remote town
Market
Last of rare Benin ivories in private hands is expected to go on the market
Hedge funds sniff around for profits
Work from family collection and elsewhere will not be for sale
Fair expands again for 2010
Film-maker’s collection for sale
Castlestone plans 18-month buying spree while prices remain low
Delayed payment to consignors blamed for end of partnership
But why haven’t more galleries hit the wall?
Shifts in value of art stimulate boom in business
Fairs jostle to fill the gap left by the demise of the Grosvenor House fair
Traditional US fairs in shake-out
Fresh start for a fair that lost its sponsors
Despite individual successes, buyers still holding back for shake out
Tried and tested work most attractive
Two Picassos, painted a day apart, make all the difference
Our seasonal survey of the world’s national and regional auction houses WORLD SALES ROUNDUP Viv Lawes
Books
The market for contemporary art from Islamic countries is greater overseas than at home. Three new books survey the scene
The story of the US Monuments Men
Complementary volumes on Giotto and Duccio
The catalogue of the exhibition of the works of Andrea Riccio
Two studies explore various aspects of Tudor visual propaganda
The great Poet Laureate was loved by artists; he wasn’t so sure about them
Race, class, gender, nationalism and colonialism in the work of the American painter
This monograph on Sir Peter Blake is the defining book on the English artist
Gerhard Richter’s writings reveal the trajectory of his career—and his spiritual ambivalence
Roger Ballen’s disturbing reimagining of a South African subculture
Roger Ballen’s disturbing reimagining of a South African subculture
A musing on the link between photography and literature falls between two stools
A Van Gogh, a Nazi and a dealer in trouble
Comment
Why Southampton is wrong to sell works of art to fund a Titanic museum
Why Southampton is wrong to sell works of art to fund a Titanic museum
The law will not inhibit freedom of expression, only cruelty to animals
Southampton’s decision sets a dangerous precedent
The law will not inhibit freedom of expression, only cruelty to animals
US v Stevens case poses serious threat to freedom of expression
Conservation
Visitors to Westminster Abbey in May will be the first to see Henry III’s Great Cosmati Pavement in 150 years
A study of the “Buckingham Vases” has revolutionary implications
A study of the “Buckingham Vases” has revolutionary implications
Disappointing the pilgrims now will protect the cathedral for generations to come
Features
Industry specialists for the art world say they are watching contemporary dealers particularly closely By Cristina Ruiz
The Van Otterloos have assembled one of the most focused groups of Dutch and Flemish 17th-century paintings in the world. Next year it goes on display for the first time in Europe and the US. The couple gave us their first ever interview By Judith H. Dobrzynski
The Maharajas once ruled India as kings. Today, they have no real power and many are impoverished. Next month the V&A in London presents over 250 objects from the former royal families of the sub-continent By Nigel Reynolds
Grayson Perry is about to show his most ambitious work: a huge tapestry depicting images of consumer excess and retribution
David Hockney returned to his native Yorkshire in 2004 to see the English landscape with new eyes. A film-maker followed his journey over four years
Belgian artist Luc Tuymans talks to us on the eve of exhibitions in Europe, Russia and the US
Museums
Impressionist and post-impressionist works set for global tour
Courtauld to cease collecting and reduce hours
The V&A’s Fakes Gallery to close
Planning application rejected and funding uncertain
After the recent “irregularities”, the national weaponry museum has, for the first time in decades, appointed a soldier as Master
Concerns over Jean Nouvel skyscraper, to house museum extension in its base
Series of contemporary art centres planned
Thomas Campbell speaks for the first time in depth on his plans as the new director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Close collaboration over Emperor Yongzheng exhibition in Taipei
Close collaboration over Emperor Yongzheng exhibition in Taipei
The new director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art speaks in depth on his plans for the first time
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