The former head of Nice museums will run the northern satellite branch on a five-year contract

Controversial author caters for fellow smokers at Palais de Tokyo show

South African artist Robin Rhode used his handprints to create a mural to mark 40th anniversary of the deadly protest

Volunteers in France and former political prisoners from Northern Ireland pose for US photographer's Torture images

The acquisition of works for the museum’s collection is supported by a wealth of global patrons

The dealer-turned-philanthropist tells us about his decision to offer his collection to Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland

Artist-cum-curator Christian Jankowski makes the most of the Swiss work ethic in Zurich

Manifesta’s curator Christian Jankowski is among a growing number of artists organising biennials

Our pick of works from the roving European biennial

V&A plans show on Iranian heritage and history while Berlin seals deal with Tehran museum

Residencies will be held in the East Tower of the West London site, once home to children’s programmes

The Beaubourg gallery also appoints a new curator tasked with discovering young Chinese artists

Artist follows Anish Kapoor and Jeff Koons in transforming the royal chateau near Paris

Bose Krishnamachari has invited 80 international artists including Anish Kapoor and Santiago Sierra to take part

The late collector David Roche amassed more than 3,000 objects, now on view to the public in Australia

Jeremy Deller and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster will show new works in off-site video art exhibition

Joana Vasconcelos will create a new work for the T3 tram line, while SNCF has unveiled a new Versailles-themed fleet of trains

Tacita Dean creates work inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest while Michael Craig-Martin and Wolfgang Tillmans design posters

Second edition focuses on developments and trends, with input from artists, curators and industry heavyweights

The specialist in Spanish art organised the acclaimed Goya portraits show at London’s National Gallery last year

Kabul director calls for restitution of other treasures taken during 1990s civil war

Joint exhibitions and sharing of conservation expertise planned

Bice Curiger, the artistic director of the Fondation Vincent van Gogh, explains how a contemporary painter stacks up against a Modern master

The institution was closed for safety reasons after demonstrators scaled the front pillars

Bold Tendencies in south London unveils small-scale commission by the Algerian artist known for his provocative pieces

The inaugural show is postponed, but a satellite exhibition will go ahead this month in Beirut

Femme Assise has been in private hands for the past 43 years

Exhibition during Architecture Biennale will focus on the late architect’s innovations—and why drawing was key to her practice

The internet auction houses have united to target the middle market and Millennial collectors