News
Work attributed to 20th-century master forger Han van Meegeren may be 17th-century painting owned by Vermeer
Government papers reveal how John Pope-Hennessy was allowed to export old master painting which he promptly sold
Survey shows widespread pay reductions, hiring freezes and layoffs
Survey shows widespread pay reductions, hiring freezes and layoffs
French artist to live and work 24/7 on camera
Scooby Doo? No, it’s the Smithsonian
Perrotin Gallery lucks out with selection of three artists for historic palace
Report details maximum numbers for safety and for economic viability
Government accused of choosing project for reasons of timing over necessity
Government papers reveal how John Pope-Hennessy was allowed to export old master painting which he promptly sold
Work attributed to 20th-century master forger Han van Meegeren may be 17th-century painting owned by Vermeer
Richard Wilson’s 20:50 set for Duke of York’s gallery after Iraq show
Collector says a signed work from the same series confirms his work is genuine
With huge debts, will Annie Leibovitz finally make her gallery work pay?
Market
Deaccessioning work from public institutions is always controversial. But it’s business as usual, not panic, say auction houses
New research poses more questions than answers over possible attributions for items that were withdrawn from March sale
Sotheby’s cancels September date as new houses muscle in
Top galleries for relaunched fair
Economic crisis shakes out the weak, shakes up the survivors
Green Day’s manager takes on roster of artists
interview nicholas logsdail lisson gallery
interview nicholas logsdail lisson gallery
As Sotheby’s and Christie’s report losses, their smaller rivals have it all to gain
“Now” series will sell lower priced work
Western buyers stay cautious; results are half that of 2007; many lots heading back to China
Smaller ShContemporary deemed to have “survived” after last year’s problems
Books
The publication next week of the complete letters of the artist is a distinguished scholarly achievement
The publication of the complete, annotated and illustrated letters of the artist is a distinguished scholarly achievement
The cultural interactions of Muslims and Hindus in the late 12th and early 13th centuries
A rigorous sociological study that ignores aesthetics almost entirely
The great Poet Laureate was loved by artists. He, on the other hand, was not so sure about them
Race, class, gender, nationalism and colonialism in the work of the American painter
The virtuosi’s contributions to the interaction of art and science, 1620-1740
Essays on a very Grand Tourist: John Talman
Essays on a very Grand Tourist: John Talman
Did Enlightenment sculpture erode the power of France’s Ancien Regime? Erika Naginski makes the case
The debate on the plans for the site of the former Royal Schloss in Berlin
The painting that still languishes in a vault, despite nearly a century of squabbling
Comment
“Orientalism” is not the issue—we have art all of our own
Conservation
The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist sermon printed in 868 AD, will go on display next May
Ill-fated construction designed to control climate at Bronze Age settlement
New lease of life for silk parade garment
Director opts for “best practice” in preference to “sensational restoration projects”
Multiple glass layers restored to former glory by masking the cracks
Most accurate plan of sculpture to date examines colour and surface texture
Features
They have adopted marketing strategies more typical of luxury goods firms than artists. As Tate Modern opens a new show examining art and commerce, we look at both artists’ recent market history
Billionaire collector François Pinault granted us a rare audience at his new gallery in Venice By Richard Brooks
The Turkish capital has curators, collectors and galleries. If the government pitches in, it could become the leading destination for contemporary art in the Middle and Near East By Roger Bevan
On the eve of his Tate Modern retrospective John Baldessari talked to us about his latest work, his early days as a teacher and the infamous incident when he cremated 13 years’ work—and then made cookies out of the ashes By Charmaine Picard
It could be a prelude to a sale of the collection, they say
Artists Noble and Webster pay homage to Isabella Blow
BBC2 examines evolving concepts of national heritage over the last 70 years
Museums
Hermitage reconsiders loan policy after dispute with French gallery
Nazi-era claim on split painting
But are the displays at The Public worth the Arts Council’s £35m funding?
But are the displays at The Public worth the Arts Council’s £35m funding?
Funding in doubt for the Zaha Hadid-designed project
City council plans to convert 18th-century palace into offices for education department
Brothers fall out over future of artist’s childhood home in Livorno
Mario Resca, former McDonald’s chief, has the premier’s support to revolutionise the cultural scene
A work critical of donor Mick Flick is placed in the entrance
New programme at temporary Kunsthalle
The director of the Dresden State Art Collections on why his institution is the heart of the city
Painting deaccessioned in 1990 returns to New York for retrospective show
Tour to bring in $1m for Nigeria’s under-resourced museums
Director warns of security risks in Baghdad
Housed in a building where the 16th-century Flemish artist once lived
$30m renovation for Harlem venue
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