Chris Dercon to depart after opening of new extension

Chinese artist describes U-turn as “victory for freedom of speech”

Marwan Zakhem hopes to create a buzz around the burgeoning scene in the West African country with Gallery 1957

Heirs insist German-Jewish factory owner was forced to sell portrait by Gerrit Dou in 1933

New York law filings peek into the secretive dealings of private, multi-million-dollar international art sales

Artists Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind discuss how they are propelling Palestinians into an alternate reality

Suspected terrorist explosion kills ten in historic Sultanahmet

The sellers told undercover police that they had bought the work from a gang in Georgia

Raft of exhibitions and projects are due to launch this year

Founders of Art Agency, Partners will head up new department, along with Marc Porter, former Americas chairman at Christie’s

British musician, artist and actor inspired a generation of artists including Tracey Emin and Dexter Dalwood

Two leading Turkish artists arrested during peace march, but released days later

No commercial influence, no contemporary-art imperialism and no diva curator

Medieval expert will head the department of art and design at the National Museum of Scotland

Opening of Stephane Custot’s gallery in the emirate has been delayed

Antiquities authority hails December ruling as revolutionary

Artists turn to precision engineering as production costs for delivering an industrial aesthetic plummet

Work featured on BBC’s Fake or Fortune programme in 2011

Site-specific works will be dotted around Coachella Valley for the new Desert X show

Art dealing dynasty facing tax and money laundering charges

Case could shine spotlight on how some in the art world use trusts and tax havens

The first museum dedicated to Lithuanian Modern and contemporary art will open in the country’s capital

Founder of the Pinacothèque hopes to restructure the institution

Louvre director’s plan calls for co-ordinated response to destruction in Syria and Iraq