News
Italian government policy over two years has failed the earthquake city
The wife of President Bashar Al-Assad was attempting to gather international cultural experts
Libyan conflict has halted construction on—and acquistions for—new museum in Tripoli due to open in September
Semana de Arte’s backers fall out, artist-curator Vik Muniz quits, and plans alternative event
Jerusalem suicide bomb victims had also brought claims against US museums
LED installation dims as high-rise is demolished
Sheikha Hoor confident despite last month’s sacking of its director Jack Persekian
How the market thrived on the destruction of Jewish business
Minister deplores “horrible sight”
Roll-over rate at Venice exhibition spaces is too slow for many
Newly released documents uncover a heated argument and the search for spares
Auckland Castle is target for northern outpost
Architecture biennial decamps to a new space, signalling an ideological split with art event
Art world demands answers, government passes the buck
Location is far from buzzing art market
Curators discover ancient wall paintings along tenth-century Buddhist monk’s journey
Art park in Cappadocia, Turkey set to open
Archaeologists in Jerusalem struggle to date ancient building
Market
Shareholders expected to approve packages for top five executives
The creators of a new software venture think that adding an extra dimension will get things moving
Dana Melamed is claiming more than $1m in cash and damages
The people and the places
“It is about sex, it is tense, anxious and emotional”
International collectors and curators were out in force for the eighth edition of the Latin American art fair
Market gains ground as annual auctions bring in new collectors
Sotheby’s auction sold out but buyers still predominately international
Two private collections sell strongly
But attendance was down at fairs devoted to works on paper
Visitor numbers curtailed by protests
But there are no short cuts to Chinese market, says Magnus Renfrew, the director of Art HK
Rare manuscripts from an Irish library collection
Books
Three highly contrasting views reflecting current debates and controversies in policy and practice
The Seven Years’ War was pivotal to artistic developments from the 1750s to the 1780s
Kronschatz und Silberkammer Michaela Völkel Deutscher Kunstverlag, 128 pp, €19.90 (pb)
A biography of Glasgow dealer Alexander Reid
An anthology of texts that attempts to update an evasive idea
Collections of the American photographer’s black and white work, and archived rarities
A large-scale study of Malevich by the leading expert
China Focus
China offers plenty of opportunities for Western dealers and auction houses—and a host of risks
Leading British university research questions saleroom reporting
Perrotin and Lehmann Maupin, among others, weigh up the pros and cons of new outposts
Many Chinese collectors use their wealth to repatriate once-looted objects
Collectors from mainland China are beginning to buy across the board, both at home and abroad
Now a decade old, the research and documentation project hopes to move into the old Central Police Station building
Director Nittve plays down departure of chief executive
But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art
Comment
A recent report gives pause for thought
Modern art is likely to gain from contradiction, and even, on occasion, from censorship
Conservation
House of Lords debates whether the Church of England has the right to sell historic properties
A Save America’s Treasures grant will be used to treat 42 early American films recently returned from New Zealand
Museum has no plans to uncover early socialist mural by Gerhard Richter
Features
The death of the mega exhibition has been predicted for years. So why is it still very much alive?
While officials squabble over heritage sites, non-government experts are working behind the scenes to propose solutions
Alessandro Mendini celebrates his 80th birthday this year—and his approach to design continues to be relevant By Alex Coles
The German painter on the burdens of being a professor, the need for figures and his prophetic abilities
The veteran Catalan director has a season of films at Tate Modern
Web-based videos consider artists’ relationships with the city
Latin America Focus
Public projects and private initiatives are rapidly raising the country’s arts profile
City culture secretary doubles budget with World Cup and Olympics on the horizon
A new hybrid funding model for the arts is emerging in the Latin American country
Mexico steps up its efforts to combat the illegal trade in art
A government scheme allows donations from artists in lieu of contributions
A government scheme allows donations from artists in lieu of contributions
Artists increasingly drawn to “production paradise”
It is still modest in size, but a roster of star artists and a rich buying elite are propelling the art market
Museums
Auckland Castle is target for northern outpost
Newly released documents uncover a heated argument and the search for spares
Tate curators wined and dined the artists—and The Art Newspaper found the bill
Funding of national museums in Paris is unsustainable, says critical report
New museum loses director and trustee
Lenders deterred by inadequate climate control and radiation fears
Fears grow that more will follow to raise money
State museum’s $210m masterplan
Campaign to keep doctor’s art in Merion receives a tonic
Architect adapts own building for art
…hot topics from the 2011 Legal Issues in Museums conference
German museum raises the money to buy painting sold by Scottish aristocrat
V&A extends down, not up…
Two regional galleries transformed
Artist’s “house” museum gains paintings, and dispels the myth that he lived there
Bottlenecks cleared in Paris museum
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