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Interior of the Hayward Gallery, 2017. Photo: Morley Von Sternberg
Philippe Vergne, newly appointed director of the Serralves Museum in Porto.

MOCA director Philippe Vergne to depart

Art news daily: 29 May

29 May 2018

China to build $2.8bn arts district near Beijing

Art news daily: 25 May

25 May 2018
The Kunsthalle Wien.
Bozar in Brussels, the planned venue for next year’s BelgianArtPrize exhibition.
A sculpture from Robert Indianas LOVE series in Hong Kong, 2008.

Robert Indiana (1928–2018)

Art news daily: 22 May

22 May 2018
A genuine commode made by André-Charles Boulle in c. 1710–20, at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Zeitz MOCAA, designed by Heatherwick Studios. Photo: Iwan Baan

Zeitz MOCAA director quits during suspension

Art news daily: 17 May

17 May 2018
Jan Six standing beside ‘Portrait of a Young Gentleman’, newly attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn, in The Hermitage Museum, Amsterdam on 16 May 2018.

Painting newly identified as work by Rembrandt

Art news daily: 16 May

16 May 2018
Amedeo Modigliani's Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) at Sotheby's Hong Kong in April 2018.

Modigliani painting breaks Sotheby’s record

Art news daily: 15 May

15 May 2018

Will Alsop (1947–2018)

Art news daily: 14 May

14 May 2018
Papillon ring designed by Glenn Spiro. Image: Glenn Spiro

Beyoncé donates ring from Jay-Z to the V&A

Art news daily: 11 May

11 May 2018
Per Kirkeby (1938–2018)

Per Kirkeby (1938–2018)

Art news daily: 10 May

10 May 2018
The National Portrait Gallery, London
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo
(1624-26), Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Hull's Ferens Art Gallery is among the five museums shortlisted for 2018's Museum of the Year award.

Turner Prize 2018 shortlist announced

Art news daily: 26 April

26 Apr 2018
Amedeo Modigliani's Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) at Sotheby's Hong Kong in April 2018.