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Exhibitionsnews
Afghan street artist who fled Taliban gets first solo show in UK
Malina Suliman taught young people how to spray-paint in Kabul
Auctionsnews
Klimt portrait to be auctioned
Proceeds will be shared between the Klimt Foundation and the heirs of the sitter
Auctionsnews
First work from Gurlitt hoard goes under the hammer
Sotheby’s to auction looted painting by Liebermann that was returned to heirs last week
Politicsnews
Reflections on art as an (ineffective) social expression
Jane Jakeman on art since the Arab Spring
Islamic State brings in bulldozers and explosives to reduce Nimrud to rubble
Assault on the seat of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II could be the worst case of deliberate destruction of an archaeological site in living memory
Exhibitionsnews
Complex talent needs greater understanding
Denmark’s Asger Jorn was far more than a painter