ArchiveDelhi
“Oldest Muslim palace” bulldozed by developer
Lal Muhal in Delhi was demolished on 30 October
ArchiveArt theft
Indonesian antiquities thefts show no sign of abating
Fakes left in place of stolen artefacts in elaborate webs of deceit
ArchiveEnvironment
Government looks to China as Europe suspends funding for Ilisu dam
Authorities fail on environmental and social impact conditions
ArchivePrivate Museums
Devi Art Foundation is India’s first private museum of contemporary art
Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha have assembled a collection of over 7,000 works of art
ArchiveUnesco
Samarra shrine must be rebuilt: Unesco says reconstruction will help unite warring factions
The site is considered one of the holiest in Iraq, containing the remains of two of the Prophet's descendants
ArchiveUnesco
Samarra mosque at risk from new police barracks
There are fears that the new station will be a target for insurgents; Unesco powerless to protect the World Heritage site
ArchiveJapanese art
Illuminating lacquer maker Onishi Isao, one of Japan's Living National Treasures
“The beauty is in the process and the final object is the sum of the path"
ArchiveAntiquities & Archaeology
Iraqi Prime Minister pushes for Samarra rebuild after mosque loses final minarets in second attack
At least 18 shrines have been attacked since last February, says antiquities head
ArchiveCollectors
Seven of the most prolific Indian art collectors
Four based in India, one New York Indian, one US couple and one Japanese buyer
ArchiveIran
Iran loses UK court battle over Persepolis fragment
Iranian lawyers argued that any rights to the fifth-century bas-relief should be relinquished to its country of origin
ArchiveArt market
New York-based Indian gallery comes to London
Aicon joins growing number of London-based dealers selling South Asian work
ArchiveWhitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery accused of “self-censorship”
Lenders to a Hans Bellmer exhibition say works were withdrawn from display for fear of causing offence
ArchiveAntiquities & Archaeology
Unesco to step in to examine so-called “pyramids”
Academics claim that the dig is “pseudo-archaeology”
ArchiveArt market
Modern Indian art fetches top prices at Sotheby's
But older decorative arts of the subcontinent fail to excite buyers
ArchiveAsia Week
Asia week: Fakes overshadow contemporary Indian sales
Sotheby’s and Christie’s did well but concerns are growing about the scarcity of top end buyers
ArchiveIran
Iran takes first step in reconstruction of Samarra mosque, a casualty of sectarian reprisals in Iraq
The shrine's restoration, which will be paid for by private sector investment, has been the subject of a deal brokered between ICHTO and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture
ArchiveImports and Exports
China and Italy team up to fight illicit trade
The joint effort will use satellite technology to help protect archaeological sites
ArchiveKosovo
Unesco reconstruction plan for Kosovo
Lack of trust between Serbs and Muslims continues to hinder restoration efforts
ArchiveCollectors
C.I. Kim to open New York gallery, following spaces in Beijing and South Korea
The Korean collector is being compared to Charles Saatchi
ArchiveBooks
'The destruction of memory: architecture at war', by Robert Bevan
This book argues that the deliberate destruction of buildings and cultural artefacts is a human rights issue
ArchiveCollectors
The eccentric Korean art collector and supermarket mogul C.I. Kim is to open a new branch of his Arario Gallery in Beijing
Arario Beijing claims to be “the world’s largest gallery”
ArchiveIraq
Invasive US security measures place Samarra’s heritage at risk
A giant embankment built around the city has reduced attacks on US troops, but may have compromised important sites
ArchiveEdouard Vuillard
Landmark Vuillard exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Rather than sticking to his traditional oeuvre, the show demonstrates how Vuillard embraced stylistic risk-taking and the avant-garde
ArchiveAntiquities & Archaeology
US snipers co-opt Samarra mosque’s spiral minaret
The US military says “military necessity” takes precedence over the safeguarding of this Islamic landmark
ArchiveCollectors
Collector profile: The unstoppable Mr Kim
Businessman, artist, collector—and dealer?
ArchiveIran
Archaeologists given more time to survey Iran's Bulaghi valley before dam waters cause it to submerge
Experts at the ancient site of Izeh in the Karun River valley have not been afforded the same privileges
ArchiveIran
36 arrested and 940 objects reclaimed as Iranian authorities apprehend antiquities smuggling ring
Iran has clamped down on illegal trade in antiquities, which has led to archaeological sites being promptly denuded post-discovery
ArchiveIran
National Museum of Iran exhibition to tour five Japanese cities
The costs of bringing "Iranian splendour" overseas will be covered by the Japanese royal family
ArchiveVilla Borghese
Villa Borghese Orangery to be renamed the Bilotti Museum
Rome says yes to collector’s demands
ArchiveAfghanistan
First show at Kabul Museum since war
Austria finances the restoration of wooden idols chopped up by the Taliban
ArchiveAntiquities & Archaeology
Construction of dams in Iran submerges crucial archaeological sites
“To see this happen breaks my heart”, says archaeologist Dr Henry Wright
ArchiveIllegal & Illicit
Iran sentences Jiroft smugglers to death
It is the first time that Iranian courts have issued a harsh punishment for the illicit exportation of goods from an archaeological site
ArchiveNazi loot
Bavaria reveals its paintings from Göring’s collection
The State collection is the first in Germany to publish the source of works acquired during the Nazi era
ArchiveIllegal & Illicit
How the contents of Iran’s Western Cave were dispersed
Many of the objects, some extant since the first millennium BC, were looted from the site and entered the international market
ArchiveArt market
The work of young Indian artists is entering the Western market with collectors itching to obtain this contemporary art
Prices are rising for a new generation of Indian artists
ArchiveWar memorial
Work resumes on Berlin Holocaust Memorial after halt in construction when it emerged that company profited from the production of Zyklon B gas during the war
Peter Eisenman's monument was being coated with an anti-graffiti paint made by Degussa AG, which once owned a stake in a firm that made the hydrogen cyanide gas pellets used at Auschwitz
ArchiveIran
New York's Asia Society hosts 'Hunt for paradise: Court arts of Iran, 1501-76. Asia Society'
The exhibition illustrates how monarchical patronage in the 15th century paved the way for an age of artistic accomplishment in Iran