News
With European economic unity looking ever more fragile, only the top of the trade is unconcerned
Works from Benin, looted by the British and reassembled by banking heir, find permanent home in Boston
St Jerome, bought for £10m, is left out of German exhibition due to attribution doubts
The prolific Impressionist set up his easel on Boyle Farm Island to make his only view of Hampton Court Palace
Americans for the Arts rallies support at Democratic and Republican gatherings
Romney and Ryan propose to slash arts budgets in half, but will the private sector make up the shortfall?
Collectors convert former milk depot
David Bowie’s outrageous stage costumes to go on display
The Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily has had a five-year, €18m restoration
October meeting in earthquake-ravaged L’Aquila will address government inaction across the whole of Italy
Jean Nouvel hired to turn industrial site into hotspot on the Seine
Aurélie Filippetti says Wendel involvement made her “feel sick”
Issue 238, September 2012
Market
Works by Constable, Rembrandt and Hans Baldung Grien come to the block at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
More than a million objects were sent out of Cuba between the 1960s and 1990s under Castro
German Nils Jennrich has been accused of tax evasion
Struggling company’s collection includes 18 works by late master M.F. Husain
Art historian alleges that two works by Neo Rauch had their date of execution changed to increase their value
Temporary space in Rio de Janeiro means the gallery’s total space is greater than Tate Modern
Founder declares that hostile takeover bid has been defeated, but opponents are regrouping
Recent high-profile trials mean collectors are wondering where to turn if they think they have fakes
Record price for early work sends late graffiti artist into “super blue-chip” territory as demand—and prices—soar
New investors enable fair to internationalise
Books
The 15th-century rebirth of efforts to capture individual likenesses quickly developed into a wide-ranging form of representation
Even before the Great War, photographer Heinrich Kuehn had progressed beyond black and white
Reassessing a generation as the avant-garde becomes the old guard, plus a privileged look behind studio doors
How do dictators use visual propaganda? And is there a distinction between regimes of the extreme left and the extreme right?
Why the landed estates of England are fewer and further between
Artist’s “poesie” metamorphoses into newly commissioned poems—with mixed results
Comment
Sensible precautions can help companies trading in vulnerable nations to reduce fallout from the economic crisis
70 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RL UK j.morris@theartnewspaper.com
Conservation
The Sheldon Tapestry Map may have the first depiction of the Rollright Stones
Eighteenth-century Syrian room in Shangri La opens after a three-year conservation project
Iraqi government refuses to co-operate until archives are returned
Conservators, archaeologists and engineers join forces to protect the country’s heritage in times of conflict
San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas, on the Andean Baroque route, has undergone a four-year, $1.5m restoration
The Sheldon Tapestry Map may have the first depiction of the Rollright Stones
LA visitor centre will enable Siqueiros’s work to be viewed, although the painting will never be what it was
Exhibitions
Multiple works by fewer, but more local, artists may help São Paulo’s biennial get back on track after troubled years
The former terminal for Cunard passengers crossing to and from New York is due to open to the public for the first time
Multiple works by fewer, but more local, artists may help São Paulo’s biennial get back on track after troubled years
The Pop artist’s influence on his contemporaries and younger generations
The second in the planned trilogy of Africa-related shows by the Munich-based curator Okwui Enwezor
Timed to coincide with show of seascapes produced in Maine
Exhibition explores the avant-garde aspects of the conservative Pre-Raphaelites
Arte Povera veteran Giuseppe Penone returns to trees for new work
How contemporary fashion and Impressionism went hand in glove
Lyons celebrates the centenary of John Cage by focusing on his engagement with the composer Erik Satie
The impact of Romani travellers on the French artistic elite
Canaletto’s and Francesco Guardi’s views of Venice go on show in the French capital
New space for photography will house Edward Steichen’s famous MoMA show on Great Depression America
Features
The mistress, the Nazis, the 12-year lawsuit—Andrew Shea’s new film on the Schiele showdown has it all
Inspired by a talk at Christie’s, the collector has amassed 150 works from the 13th to 16th centuries, as well as Modern and contemporary pieces
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer John Cage, who died in 1992, and the celebrations of his life show how much he influenced—and was influenced by—some of the greats of American 20th-century art
Chicago has official backing for culture and a growing reputation for socially committed artists. Can it relaunch a less commercial art market?
Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his neighbourhood, one building at a time
Museums
Australian collector extraordinaire David Walsh remains bullish despite multi-million-dollar tax bill
Islamic art wing under billowing golden canopy funded by Arab rulers and Saudi prince
High-profile resignations, tension among trustees, bad press and money worries… but could better communication be the answer?
But does the growing relationship mean art has sold out to luxury?
British Museum debates what it should do next with its historic Reading Room
The Morgantina Venus has attracted flocks of visitors since it was returned to Sicily, but museum director’s job hangs in the balance
Critics fear bulk of collection will languish in store, with gems in Bode Museum
Israel’s most religious Jews did not visit the Israel Museum—until now
Opponents appeal for foreign help to save Muslim graves
Obituary
The French musician, museum director, public servant and man of many letters
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