News
Biennial embraces divergent ways of seeing the world, despite growing censorship in the Gulf
UK museums’ close ties questioned after poet imprisoned for 15 years
Gangnam Style at Tefaf Maastricht, Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal haggles with Forbes rich list, and more news from the art world
Montreal museum returns painting amid growing calls to fund provenance research and return disputed works
Museums hope stock-market rally continues after value of their endowments dropped last year
Despite protests from eminent art historians, St Stephen Walbrook seems determined to sell its masterpiece by Benjamin West to the US to fund repairs
Dealers are bound by confidentiality agreements, but conversations are under way with major European and US artists
Potential changes to state law could affect claims relating to Armenian massacres
Experts call for full-time unit to take on lucrative illicit industry as drug smugglers get in on the act
International plagiarism case shines a spotlight on the country's ineffective laws protecting artists’ work
World’s oldest bank receives $4.1bn bailout, leaving its formerly generous foundation with little to give
Row over whether “blood libel” painting is by Mihaly Munkacsy
The museum, due to open in 2015, shows its second round of purchases
Hans Ulrich Obrist opens show in Lina Bo Bardi's “Glass House” in São Paulo, plans next exhibition at Calder house in America
Art Market
Trade divided over whether publication will enhance or undermine the value of the artist’s signature works
Internet-based business that lends art to would-be buyers proves a hit
Russian art investment group loans Briullov works to the Pushkin—a move that is likely to raise their value
The district's art galleries face spiralling insurance costs or may find it impossible to buy coverage
Museums are buying African-American art to make their collections more representative, but the market remains lukewarm—for now
Fair and event organisers took different approaches to showing in New York
The new London fair presented a global view of the art world, with a wide variety of works on show
The blizzards may have nudged down the opening visitor numbers, but some strong early sales were made
The coincidence of two of Europe’s longest-established fairs can make for tricky planning in a busy season. But separating them could be bad for business
Attendance
Dominance of Modern and contemporary art shows challenged by Dutch Old Masters as they tour the world, starting in Japan
Museums are feeding an addiction for shows that put works of art at risk and allow visitors no time to reflect
The economic downturn has forced a more strategic approach to arts spending
The country’s growing economy, new middle class and tax incentives for sponsors has resulted in record-breaking attendance figures. But the future of its blockbusters is uncertain
Visitors flocked to religious art, bronzes and Misia, queen of Paris
Books
Two histories of the development of the first public art institutions in Europe
This volume of the complete works includes watercolours of the landscapes of Spain, Norway, Jerusalem, Syria and North Africa
The story of the East London Group told at last
A triple biography of George and Joanna Boyce and Henry Wells
Stories from La Malcontenta and its impressive guest list
Comment
Our front-page story last month about the Association of Art Museum Directors’ new guidelines provoked heated debate. Here, leading experts give their divergent views
Our front-page story last month about the Association of Art Museum Directors’ new guidelines provoked heated debate. Here, leading experts give their divergent views
Conservation
After more than a decade, restoration of the monumental fresco cycle has finally been completed
Technical analysis could reveal secrets of rare plaster sculpture
Replica of Shackleton’s tipple to fund preservation
Diaries
Exhibitions
Images of Thatcher’s Britain prove topical on the shortlist for this year’s Deutsche Börse prize
The Italian artist has selected his own works to fill the entire space
An exhibition of votive offerings from European monarchs to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Europe’s largest ever exhibition of indigenous, pre-colonial Filipino artefacts
A season of art from the Southeast Asian nation will examine old wounds and build new bridges
Features
From Macedonia to Mali, the culture of the Islamic world is in an ideological and territorial struggle
Media
BBC’s Louvre documentary fails to leave a mark, while museum’s YouTube channel pulls in the viewers
Museums
Christian art in Byzantine church-turned-museum is at risk after controversial court ruling
The Jumex Collection nears completion next to Carlos Slim's museum
Leading institutions absent from meeting in Nigeria to foster international co-operation
US and Latin American curators will work in tandem to create a sequel to Pacific Standard Time
Designs sought for museum that won’t be built
The spectacular Kunstkammer of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum reopens
By hosting Manifesta 10, the Hermitage will strengthen its commitment to contemporary art
Obituary
Goya specialist and music lover, who had a deep affection for Spanish art, history and culture
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