News
Rediscovering the collection: long-term trend or short-term necessity?
Wettin family accepts E4.2m from Saxony for items lost in post-war partition
Egyptian antiquities chief’s demand despite political unrest
Dispute over public footpath sees Frank Gehry-designed project grind to a halt
Owner of unauthenticated negatives accuses University of Arizona of conspiracy
Photographer goes to court over image of rap band; more cases expected as “underground” art becomes ever more mainstream
New minister must increase museum security and distance himself from Mubarak
French court orders film-makers to pay €75,000 in damages to the artist for infringement of her rights
Gianfranco Becchina had a leading gallery in 80s and 90s
Market
Income tax and VAT increases mean wealthy art buyers could feel the pinch
The works were originally owned by Bruno Cassirer, a refugee from Nazi Germany
Auction site withdraws antique that may have been looted from Baghdad
Three members have been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment over the fakes
Eigen+Art asks others not to show its artists
Interest on debts running at $9,000 a day
Despite protests over M.F. Husain, visitor numbers were well up at India Art Summit. But few were prepared to spend lavishly
Viv Lawes Regional auctions, India
“You have to embrace photography for what it is”
Majority of dealers claim disappointment as organisers defend privacy settings and vow to overcome glitches
armory season ART?MARKET?ANALYSIS Georgina Adam
Russian money behind many sales as records tumble
In Los Angeles, Bologna and Rotterdam, the big-ticket sales were few and far between
David Lester reinvents the fair as economy starts to firm up
Six-figure results put dealers in a positive mood
Chairman Ben Janssens has spent the year charming galleries and collectors in other continents
Books
The influence of Camille Monet and Effie Gray compared and contrasted
The Chester Beatty’s magnificent collection of folios is investigated and explained
The interaction of art and politics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
The first scholarly survey of the Tonalists
A thorough study of the building and beautification of Chartres Cathedral
A history of dress for monks, nuns, friars and sisters
Comment
Damage to the Egyptian Museum is just the latest example of the politicisation of archaeology
Then as now, the real issue concerned the quality of the work of art that emerged, which is why we variously refer to such derivations as plagiarism or homage
Museums are losing confidence in the system
Conservation
Unesco hopes to remove Bamiyan site from its danger list by the end of this year
Experts now believe the marks are 3,300-year-old fungi
Unesco hopes to remove Bamiyan site from its danger list by the end of this year
A conservation grant allows a Beirut foundation to digitise two rare archives
Archaeologists warn that creating Eduardo Chillida’s cave endangers site of historic importance
Exhibitions
Section is Maastricht’s largest with about 100 dealers
Biennial overcomes local problems and looks set for the international stage
Europeans flock to fill the art fair on the Hudson River piers
Middle East fair follows new script
As Gulf market comes of age
Features
James Franco on stepping outside of Hollywood fame and why collaboration feels so natural
James Franco on stepping outside of Hollywood fame and why collaboration feels so natural
Lynda Benglis on the 1970s feminist movement, pornography and that Artforum advert
A survey of Sol LeWitt’s life and work, a portrait of David Bailey and a sincere account of the life of Emily Carr
Alastair Sooke inspires, Matthew Collings takes a swipe at Tracey Emin and Martin Creed fails to enlighten
President Lukashenko is rebuilding the official cultural infrastructure, but pockets of independent art are emerging
LONDON diary by Louisa Buck
NEW YORK diary by Anthony Haden-Guest
Collectors in search of unusual materials at Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile design fair should expect the unexpected
Museums
Plans to redevelop Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts are cancelled as construction was set to begin
Austria and Mexico close to a deal that would see Moctezuma’s Crown return on loan
Afghanistan opens more of war-torn museum
Santiago de Compostela’s City of Culture branded an “expensive mistake”
Outspoken collector unveils crypt-like museum
Export reviewing committee fears that loan deal opens a loophole for owners
While its real antiquities from Egypt travel to China
Campaign launched by New York institution in crisis
Hirshhorn director takes a stand
Developer and MoMA delay closing the deal
Host of museum projects underway but will they be ready in time?
In Buenos Aires, not Barcelona
Mayor steps in after builders go bust
And Chanel makes a sequined splash
Critics denounce modernisation
Musée du Luxembourg reopens
Not everyone is thrilled by the prospect of a Guggenheim satellite in the Finnish capital
But the artist’s “Frieze of Life”should be reunited for 2013 anniversary celebrations
Peter Noever, the uncompromising director since 1986 of the MAK, Vienna’s museum of applied art, on the end of his era
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