News
Political pressure decides co-directorship of the Castello di Rivoli
Ex-Theatre Museum to show art from the regions
After twenty years new studies suggest restoration could cost far less than originally feared
Leading fundraiser denounces its increasing influence on museums
José Berardo doubts government will buy, and plans new art deco museum
Westminster Cathedral seeks artist to complete its mosaics while Bill Viola starts filming for St Paul’s altarpiece
Mohamed Atta offered artefacts to German archaeologist
But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts
Market
Building, staff and some artists on the way out
Rows between fair organisers and selectors have been made public
As he prepares to open a new gallery in London, dealer Iwan Wirth tells us how the recession has affected his business
Fair size rivals Art Basel Miami Beach; dealers pulling out threatened with legal action
But can this number of fairs survive beyond 2010?
Legal row between antiques dealer and consortium involving former minister Mellor turns ugly
Books
Two substantial books mark the literary launch of the artist’s 400th anniversary celebrations
Two substantial books mark the literary launch of the artist’s 400th anniversary celebrationsTwo exhibitions catalogues—of Maíno and of the relationship between painting and sculpture—reveal the power of faith
This well researched monograph may help restore the fortunes of Bachiacca
Portraits in close-up and in a wider context of the great Victorian theorist and critic
The work of David Watkins and Wendy Ramshaw
A biography and monograph of Johan Zoffany
Comment
If Deitch thrives in his new post, I suspect it will go a long way towards silencing the gasps when the next dealer is appointed to head a museum
Fairs work just like real estate, and when commercial rents go south, opportunities pop up
Community support is crucial for museum survival
Suspicions and speculations
Conservation
US scholars, conservators and scientists collaborate to prove that a “14th-century manuscript” is a skilled fake
Work on Civil War submarine leads to pioneering technique
Agreement reached to preserve carvings in Utah’s famed Nine Mile Canyon
The restoration of a theorbo-harpsichord sheds light on 18th-century music
Features
Egyptians cancel Algerian pavilion at Alexandria Biennale following violent protests
Nothing at all, if you’re Abdulnasser Gharem, lieutenant-colonel in the Saudi Arabian army and rising star conceptualist
The pioneering video artist discusses his new commission for St Paul’s Cathedral in London By Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz
Conflict of interest? What conflict of interest? Christian Viveros-Faune has returned to the fold and joy is unlimited
Who says Richard Wilson’s art is going down the drain? It’s nothing a mop and a bucket couldn’t fix…
The British Museum’s Neil MacGregor captivates with his telling of the story of civilisation
Museums
British Library agrees to lend illuminated manuscript to Durham every seven years
Exhibition aims to unravel the mysteries of the Hajj to non-Muslims
French President’s museum of national history vies for space on Ile Seguin
Musée du Quai Branly provides curatorial expertise
Capital of Culture’s underground “second city” too costly
Capital of Culture’s underground “second city” too costly
German museum agrees to lend Hemiunu to Cairo, but Boston says Ankhhaf too fragile to travel
Italy accuses museum of buying statue in bad faith
Jeffrey Deitch bags top job as director of MoCA, Los Angeles
Three-year statute of limitations has run out
Klaus Biesenbach on P.S.1 as a place for artists to interact with curators, critics and the public
But directors are still making cuts in museum budgets
How the richest museums have fared in the past year
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