News
US-owned fragment stays in London
Studios and exhibition spaces are part of the so-called “Ground Zero mosque”
Authentication board says famous museum director “falsified” their history
The glass “blocks” for Reykjavik’s Harpa building are not strong enough to withstand the elements…
The Duke of Rutland is selling one of the paintings at Christie’s
Leading businessman-scholar resigns as chairman of the board and tells The Art Newspaper the truth of the situation
Although some installations honour the revolutionary spirit of the city
Move to make it easier for claimants to recover looted art is dividing the state
Documents reveal the forger placed bulk orders for lapis lazuli from UK art suppliers Winsor & Newton
German promoter spends €15m on reproductions
Artists, curators and the community unite to create corner of paradise in rundown park
Gallery of 19th-century art records nation’s struggle for independence
Market
With the gallery he founded with his father celebrating its golden anniversary, Giuseppe Eskenazi is at the top of his field and has no plans to slow down
Two works coming to auction with Bonhams appear similar to those pictured in Polaroids found in the convicted dealer’s Geneva store
Regional galleries dominate, despite World Expo boost
Trade fury at delayed report on resale right tax
The answer is bound up with economics, taste, supply and the global expansion of the art market
Contemporary and modern art buyers entering market
$3.3m online record set; many pieces will be going home
“I haven’t stopped and I have no intention of stopping”
Report suggests dealers perform particularly well, but auction houses less strong
Art vies with stocks and property
Dealer thinks scam could involve E80m of works by modern German masters
Books
A presentation of 16th- to 19th-century English and Irish delftware
Robert Hughes’ early formation Down Under
A panoramic sweep through eight centuries of the art and architecture of Christian Russia
The summation of a lifetime’s work and a triumph of scholarship
…?and what there is to be learned from turning his paintings upside down
A biography of Chuck Close
A study of the women who had the greatest impact on the life and work of Ford Madox Brown
A paper reconstruction of G.F. Watts’s amazing house in Kensington
Two books explore how bodies were understood and sex was depicted in the Renaissance
Comment
Temporary art enables artists to realise their dreams while activating public spaces
Conservation
Archaeologists mount last ditch attempt to stop the flooding of Allianoi by controversial dam
Archaeologists mount last ditch attempt to stop the flooding of Allianoi by controversial dam
Jericho’s ancient sites get funds for restoration work to mark 10,000th anniversary
By changing a sculpture’s medium, artist says restorer mixed its message
Research into a Velázquez portrait uncovers the real reason for the commission
Features
The huge ads proliferating in Venice, now also lit up by night, are not bringing in huge money and stretch the application of the law to the point of illegality
In a new film, William Kentridge talks frankly about his early lack of creative direction and evolution as an artist
Director Sophie Fiennes spent two years filming the artist
Building a nuclear bomb in Beijing has its downside
The dame’s not so hot about the 20th century…
The hunt is on to identity the mystery artist By Martin Bailey
Marina Abramovic on the pain of sitting still, being the black sheep of the family and working with Robert Wilson By Louisa Buck
As the nation celebrates 20 years since reunification, the cultural landscape has altered radically By Rita Pokorny
The huge ads proliferating in Venice, now also lit up by night, are not bringing in huge money and stretch the application of the law to the point of illegality
Museums
The Moderna Museet’s new director, Daniel Birnbaum, on tearing down the walls between art, literature and philosophy
While one half of leading museums are financially stronger, the other half are still feeling the squeeze
The relentless sprawl of Lacma continues apace
Year-old gallery’s cash crunch
Gormley’s statue for war museum was shot down by Battle of Britain hero
Conservative peer objects to politicians telling donors to trumpet philanthropy
Millions needed to stop leaks, control humidity and open up the rotunda of the Victorian building
Italian owners triumph after seven-year legal battle
Motive of five changes questioned
While museums off the beaten track remain underfunded
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