Some of the stories, reviews and discussions we’ve spotted online this week
The Austrian painter Maria Lassnig has died. Iwan Wirth recalls her good humour and complete devotion to her work
Duncan Campbell, Ciara Phillips, James Richards and Tris Vonna-Michell are this year’s nominees
Pablo Picasso’s son has criticised the French culture ministry for postponing the museum’s reopening
Gurlitt’s cache of art (some of which is believed to have been looted during the Nazi era) had been under scrutiny since last year
The Victoria and Albert Museum has opened an exhibition of iconic wedding dress designs
Some of the stories and opinions that have caught our eye this week
Sandy Nairne, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, explains its significance
We asked him to sum up the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today
The works, which were created by Warhol in 1985, were trapped on obsolete floppy disks
Is the GIF the latest art genre?
The Art Fund Museum of the Year 2014 shortlist has been announced
‘Slipstream’, Steve McQueen and sex in art… Some of the stories that have caught our eye this week
Flip Art, cut-outs, egg hunts and battle ships… some of the stories that have caught our eye this week
Judah’s sculptures remember all those affected by war throughout the last century
Big sales have been made and announced this week, and a few high-profile figures have come under fire
Last seen in public in 1902, the extraordinary egg can be found at Wartski in London for four days only
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang ‘Chicken Cup’ broke auction records at Sotheby’s yesterday
Audio cassette magazine Audio Arts has been made digitally available to the public on the Tate website
Every visit to Alan was an experience to savour. His home and studio was full of colour
The Duke of Northumberland to sell £15 million of his private art collection to cover the costs of flood damage
Boris Johnson and Prince Harry visit the Olympic Park ahead of its opening tomorrow
This week Austria refuses the Essl collection, a stolen Bonnard and Gauguin are found, G.U.L.F protests at the Guggenheim and Katy Perry starts an art collection.
Kiefer’s first UK retrospective is a major coup for the RA
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This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Handle with Care: Chinese ‘Chicken Cup’ fetches $36 million at auction
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang ‘Chicken Cup’ broke auction records at Sotheby’s yesterday