Spain
¡Viva España! Spanish market comes of age alongside strengthening economy
Interest in the field is surging as new collectors enter the fray
Disagreement between France and Spain on cultural protectionism
President Aznar of Spain stated that cultural protectionism was “the refuge of a country whose culture is in decline”
Potential changes to state law could affect claims relating to Armenian massacres
Californian law may make restitution harder
Art lover claims c1.25 million Old Master should not have left country
Private collector vs State in Spain
Interview with Angela de la Cruz on the physicality of her paintings: “I like sex a lot”
How her paintings have the limitations of bodies
Spanish art forgery network busted
Arrests followed an investigation sparked by the concerns of the Joan Miró Foundation
Books: Capa's photographs of the Spanish Civil War
Tales of stoicism in the face of extreme adversity
Descharnes wins back Dali rights from Spanish State
Dali's former secretary has been successful in his appeal
Optimism at ARCO as huge turnout is matched by satisfying sales
However, there is still a marked lack of Spanish collectors
Madrid's Thyssen Bornemisza Museum appeals to the ladies, visitor figures find
Dutch Landscape exhibition proves popular
Dalí’s former secretary Descharnes fights back against governmental meddling in estate rights
“The Spanish State cannot cancel a private agreement which is valid until 2004”
Luis Monreal, director of La Caixa, has a national-sized budget to spend
The Spanish savings bank, had an operating budget of $67.64 million in 1993, of which $11.87 million was spent on visual arts projects
Divorce in casa Dalí as Gala-Dalí Foundation and Spain seize control
State and Foundation cancel their contract with Descharnes, the artist’s former secretary and administrator of copyright
Spain's greatest tapestries cleaned by aerosol
The oldest working tapestry weavers in Flanders apply high-tech to some of the finest royal hangings
Spain has no official record of Islamic collector
Negotiations between David Nasser Khalili and British government ongoing
Furore over sale of Dalí rights to British financial group
Henry Ansbacher is said to have paid $15m (£7.5m) for the Spaniard’s copyright
Spate of Spanish art fakes recently discovered in the market
Watch out for Millares, Chillida, Domìnguez and Barceló. Interpol find “French connection”
Museum boom planned for Spanish capital
Vast collections emerge: archaeology, ethnographic and waxworks.