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The artist’s foundation reveals its intention to become one of the largest grant-making organisations in the country
A gift from the Rauschenberg Foundation is soon to grace the White House walls, only the fourth contemporary work to enter the collection
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation reveals its intention to become one of the largest grant-making organisations in the US
A gift from the Rauschenberg foundation is soon to grace the White House walls, only the fourth contemporary work to enter the collection
Directors’ optimism tempered by sluggish economy and slow recovery of investments
Architect’s name dropped in Avilés
Event is strong on site-specific works but weak on political engagement
Politics of Arab social media debated
Revolving door in Cairo after the fall of Zahi Hawass as head of nation’s antiquities
The artist’s foundation reveals its intention to become one of the largest grant-making organisations in the country
Hasidic Jewish community returns to court and seeks sanctions against Russia
Provenance of late trustee’s gifts investigated as Turkey takes tougher line on restitution
Blouin starts arts consultancy
Judge accepts artist did not approve work
Creative subjects will not be part of the English Baccalaureate, despite report in favour
Police files reveal that Berlin sculpture came from Taranto
But €5m not enough for Valle dei Templi
Which poses the question: will the late Hannelore Schulhof’s heirs sell major works?
Archives of the western allies will be searched for clues
The noise may all be about the art scenes of Doha and Dubai, but the solid creativity is in Sharjah
Market
Trade divided over production of large prints of some of the photographer’s best known works, but buyers love them
Modern and contemporary events tend not to have strict policies, while Tefaf Maastricht enforces stringent rules
Art Forum could be resurrected
Lack of state funding counters growing gallery scene, tastes veer from insular regionalism to dependence on the West
The Armory Show, The Art Show and Independent went head to head last month
Kavi Gupta passionately hated his job as an investment banker so decided to fulfil his ambition to open an art gallery
The European Fine Art Fair appears to be immune to the world’s ongoing financial troubles
As the Old Master supply shrinks, lower-priced works stand out
Attendance
Escher worked his magic in Rio, McQueen reigned supreme in New York, but Tokyo hit by after-effects of earthquake
What happened when 200 paintings from Paris, and “The Cult of Beauty” from London, went on tour
Books
A clutch of new books proves his enduring appeal, but there are questions about the quality of David Hockney’s work
Deborah Howard’s assessment of Marc’Antonio Barbaro, who made the Venetian cityscape we know today
Lives of Giorgio Vasari, the painter, architect and writer
Two strongly contrasting interpretations of the work of the Italian painter
What happened between the pre-Raphaelites and the aesthetic movement
Iconographical studies reveal the sexual symbolism in Zoffany’s art
A history of the many pleasures available at Vauxhall Gardens
Comment
Enforced silence encourages fakes. It gives forgers the space in which they can manoeuvre
Collectors and patrons call the shots
Calder case in 2009 set a legal precedent
Conservation
Vandalism at Christian sites condemned by religious communities and politicians
Plans for jubilee celebration have led to “museumification” of ancient site
Newly appointed Marco Ciatti faces challenges as experts in conservation retire, leaving a gap in this specialist field
Exhibitions
Relics of the Titanic are due to be sold as one lot
Socially engaged work dominates the city’s biennial while the organisers of Gallery Weekend hope a certain dispute won’t linger
Newly opened and restored rooms at Potsdam’s Neues Palais crown the king of Prussia’s anniversary year
Picasso, Beckmann, De Kooning and the female form
Shamanic ritual meets contemporary art in Quai Branly
Christopher Wool’s first major Paris show
Devotional works made by cloistered nuns
Artist Danh Vo has surprises in store for Bregenz’s curators
The International Festival of Visual Art aims to take over the city
Butterflies, a skull and a shark, but no recent paintings
The veteran German artist remains forever young
The royal family’s relationship with London’s great river
Life under merry monarch Charles II
How world fairs and great exhibitions designed the modern world
German electro comes to MoMA
Trade and culture in ancient Mexico
The Asia Society launches a satellite in Houston
Dallas welcomes a one-off “biennial”, alongside a bigger art fair
The Australian career of the Austrian landscape artist Eugene von Guérard
Features
It has hosted presidents and celebrities, but as a house museum, the restored Sunnylands near Palm Springs falls short
A combination of factors including the art school, a network of experienced galleries and a steady flow of public money has put the Scottish city on the art map
On the eve of his Palazzo Grassi retrospective, the artist talks about how journalists have misinterpreted his work
A US television series offers insights into the history and practice of artists from Marina Abramovic to Ai Weiwei
Kötting’s family portrait and Russell’s X-rated film on DVD
Museums
Escher worked his magic in Rio, McQueen reigned supreme in New York, but Tokyo's shows hit by after-effects of earthquake in our annual worldwide survey
Staff unpaid and buildings unheated as Bosnia’s national museums fight for their survival
Minister favours the suburbs, staff want it closer to home
Ottawa employment board backs artists’ groups in exhibition fees dispute
Lacma’s long-awaited land art edges closer to completion
Titian cost £45m but the National Gallery might get a Rubens and Guercino in lieu of inheritance tax
New Zealand director calls for return of artefact disposed of by Empire museum
A guide to the leading museums in England and Wales for weddings
Why whole continents have low profile in world museum
Guerlains donate 1,000 contemporary drawings mindful of the fate of ancestor’s impressionist works
Ambitious programme announced after €20m expansion
Hungarian National Gallery has €500,000 debt, partnership with Munkacsy Foundation under scrutiny
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