News
Activists turn “human zoo” into Occupy-style working group
Lucy Wood will travel in a craft used by fleeing Libyans
The wealth of the super-rich is keeping the miracle going but mostly for the best works
Roger Hiorns's copper sulphate rooms, now part of the Arts Council Collection, head north
Activists turn “human zoo” into Occupy-style working group
Discovery of a prehistoric sculpture in Saudi Arabia could mean horses tamed in 7000BC
Call by Jewish group to fine Russian government over disputed manuscripts
Event delayed until 2014—so new director gains extra time to raise money
But Bill Viola’s videos are due to go on show in 2013
“Unsafe” sculpture has been reinforced
Lucy Wood will travel in a craft used by fleeing Libyans
After an unfocused start, the UK’s Cultural Olympiad is finishing strongly in time for the Games
Three quakes and numerous aftershocks rock the region of Emilia-Romagna, sparking fears of a repeat of L’Aquila’s fate
Auction house pulls suspect books from sale
As the debate over recently discovered plaster sculptures grows, the plot hinges on when they were made
Market
A ban on the import of luxury goods includes fine art, collector’s pieces and antiques
The wealth of the super-rich is keeping the miracle going but mostly for the best works
Exhibition to include ten conceptual tableaux of "unmade" commissions
A ban on the import of luxury goods includes fine art, collector’s pieces and antiques
The work, which has hung in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza since 1992, is estimated at £20m to £25m
A Berlin-based partnership offers funding for galleries based on specialist knowledge of the trade
The people and the places
A glut of investment products has mirrored the rise of the Chinese art market, but caution is advised
Only very high-quality items are likely to get buyers’ attention
With outstanding works on offer, sales were strong despite the gloomy world economy
The mood at Liste was buoyant
Works by Constable, Rembrandt and Hans Baldung Grien come to the block at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
Sotheby’s and Christie’s stage comebacks
Books
First volume of Michael Hirst’s life of Michelangelo is a triumph of scholarship
The mystery of Leonardo’s Madonna of the Yarnwinder
From screen siren to centrefold star, from fairytale character to clown, the artist continues to reinvent herself
Martin Kemp’s analysis of popular images fails to explain their ubiquity and endurance
A biography of Jackson Pollock fails to locate him as an “Icon of America”
Although the city is crumbling, its residents are confident
Comment
An increasing number of artists are becoming philanthropists. Setting up a foundation is one option but there is another way
Why opinion is divided over the New York museum’s ambition to become a powerhouse of contemporary art - Thomas Campbell’s curatorial reshuffle
An increasing number of artists are becoming philanthropists. Setting up a foundation is one option but there is another way - Research reveals the variety of gifts
What the crisis means for its cultural life
Conservation
Project to conserve Coventry’s 5,000 stained-glass fragments—some believed to be the work of a master
Appeal to archaeological community as proposals leave three- to six-year window
UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt met chair of charity during consultation
Multi-billion-rouble project a "discredits" Russia and diverts much-needed fund, experts say
Project to conserve Coventry’s 5,000 stained-glass fragments—some believed to be the work of a master
English Heritage and the British Geological Survey create resource for the restoration of historic buildings
Exhibitions
Local authorities have warmed up to public art because of London’s Olympic commissions
Prosthetic technology in sport is the focus of this show
Dancers and a singles’ night open Tate Modern’s new space
Transformations at the National Gallery and the Royal Opera House
The British Museum looks at Shakespeare through objects rather than his plays
From symbolist landscapes to Susan Philipsz' siren call
A small part of the vast collection of Catherine the Great
Les Rencontres d’Arles puts originality first
The first major Australian show of the photographer’s Parisian cityscapes
David Chipperfield’s Architecture Biennale in Venice is about teamwork, not star turns
The artist’s first Austrian show is all about the words
Catherine David does away with “home art” at the Secession in Vienna
Young Russians' art may challenge St Petersburg hate legislation
American painting, photography and prints in the Civil War period
The skyscraper gets its own show in its native city
This year’s SITE Santa Fe queries truth, lies and fictions
A show of rarely exhibited Mughal and Persian paintings
Works by Hergé and Moebius feature in Sotheby’s first ever sale of comic books
Features
Anti-capitalist or tourist attraction? Documenta strives to be as different as possible from a contemporary art fair
The artist discusses his new series of works commissioned by the Public Art Fund for Brooklyn Bridge Park
As Chinese artist hit with £1.5m tax fine, "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" goes on general release in US
Narrated by an Oscar winner, this informative film criss-crosses the globe
Museums
Asset rich, policy poor: Florence’s culture should be for the Florentines, not just tourists
As the success of the original project is measured, talks begin in Los Angeles about a sequel
Philadelphia’s rare copy of Vermeer to travel to London’s National Gallery?
The move could signal a change in the way the council operates
Asset rich, policy poor: Florence’s culture should be for the Florentines, not just tourists
The project has been funded by a private Swiss foundation
Putin-esque hamster removed
Museum founder says he intended to repatriate 17th-century icon, director says paperwork was in order
The multi-million-dollar project is under way—now its chairman, Koh Seow Chuan, is looking for a director to lead it
The American University of Beirut aims to create a museum of art around a collection of works by Khalil Saleeby
Museum in east London celebrates arts and crafts pioneer and his legacy
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