Paris show of Palestinian ‘martyrs’ sparks protests
An exhibition of works by Ahlam Shibli at the Jeu de Paume is proving controversial; gallery denies accusations that it condones terrorism ...Read More →
View ArticleGauguin’s Nevermore was offered to Swiss collector
The Courtauld’s star Tahitian painting nearly left the UK in 1929 ...Read More →
View ArticleWarhol foundation settles case against insurance firm
The Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company has agreed to pay the “lion’s share” of the foundation’s legal fees stemming from two authentication lawsuits ...Read More →
View ArticleAmazon to launch virtual art gallery
Internet retail giant is targeting smaller dealers with a plan to offer more than 1,000 objects online—and it will take a commission ...Read More →
View ArticleRestored to memory, but not to Germany
“Bronze Age: Europe without borders from the fourth to the first millennium BC” at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg until 8 September ...Read More →
View ArticleThe man in the red velvet hat
“Nello Splendore Mediceo: Papa Leone X e Firenze” at the Museo delle Cappelle Medicee, until 6 October ...Read More →
View ArticleMasterpiece London aims to appeal to cross-collectors
Fair shifts focus to art and antiques but there's still space for sports cars and speedboats ...Read More →
View ArticleMelodies unheard are sexier
“Vermeer and Music: the Art of Love and Leisure” at the National Gallery, London, until 8 September ...Read More →
View ArticleMake copyright law less of a lottery
Legal uncertainty in the US over what constitutes fair use of copyrighted material by artists is stifling free expression ...Read More →
View ArticleStill testing the frontiers of art
The latest ruling on Richard Prince’s use of existing photographs shows the legality of appropriation is far from settled ...Read More →
View ArticlePhotographer to appeal to Supreme Court in copyright case
Patrick Cariou’s lawyer says he will file appeal within three months, after a New York court refuses to rehear his appropriation suit against Richard Prince ...Read More →
View ArticleLondon auctions receive a tired reception
After an exhausting string of fairs, auctions and exhibitions, the two-month Modern and contemporary art season closed with a whimper ...Read More →
View ArticleGovernment funding cuts result in creative solutions for UK’s museums and...
English Heritage to be split into two separate organisations, while the nation’s museums will share the burden with a 5% across the board cut ...Read More →
View ArticleHermitage responds to public feud
At national museums, arguments are usually settled in private. Not so in Russia ...Read More →
View ArticleSuccessful cultural districts are powerful policy tools
Global co-operation can help animate the cultural districts that are being planned to make cities better places to live ...Read More →
View ArticleUtopian visions in the Bronx
Thomas Hirschhorn’s monument to communist thinker Antonio Gramsci brings art to new audience ...Read More →
View ArticleLeading Saudi soldier-artist sets up peacemaking art foundation
“People will see the artist as negotiating their issues; they will be involved, they will not just come to watch,” says Abdulnasser Gharem ...Read More →
View ArticleArt trees grow in the asphalt jungle
Plant life provides inspiration for more than 40 artists including Charles Ray, Sarah Lucas and Michael Stipe ...Read More →
View ArticlePushkin Museum director steps aside after 52 years at the helm
Irina Antonova, who joined the Moscow museum in 1945, becomes museum president; Ukraine-born curator is surprise choice to lead the historic institution ...Read More →
View ArticleSpeedier visas planned for US-bound artists
Less red tape means foreign artists could give lectures, teach courses and complete residencies more easily, say museums ...Read More →
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