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Pompeii in progress? Conservation efforts continue at the ancient site
We take a look at some of the latest triumphs and setbacks
New German Cultural Heritage Law Draws Protest from Artists and Collectors
Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz are among those taking a stand
Public helps Tate identify mystery landmarks in John Piper photographs
Recognise any of these?
How Edmund de Waal came to love the colour white
The artist is to curate a show about the colour at the Royal Academy
UK government extends export bar on £16 million Sekhemka statue
Will anyone step forward to buy the work for the nation?
The Gardner Museum Theft 25 Years On
The FBI may know who stole them, but the location of 13 masterpieces remains a mystery
Art Outlook
All-out strike at the National Gallery; Gulf Labor in Venice; €80million for cultural projects in Italy; and a new Global CEO for Bonhams
Italian government invests €80million in heritage sites
The headline winners are the Uffizi and the Colosseum
Are the National Gallery strikes just the beginning?
However this issue is resolved, it won’t be the last such confrontation
Picasso painting seized from super-yacht in Corsica
The incident raises difficult questions about private collectors and national interests
Arguments Between Artists and Patrons
Does Jeff Koons own the concept of a balloon dog? And why did Lucian Freud turn Jerry Hall into a man?
Acquisitions of the Month: July 2015
Which major works have made it into public collections this month?
Art Outlook
Tate Britain appoints its next director; Ai Weiwei denied a six-month visa by UK government; Paolozzi’s London Underground murals relocate to Edinburgh; and the National Gallery makes an unusual painting purchase
Ai Weiwei denied UK visa for a criminal conviction he does not have
Ai Weiwei’s visit to Britain for the opening of his show at the Royal Academy will be brief. The British…
Tate Britain appoints Alex Farquharson as new director
What should we expect from Tate Britain’s new director, and what does his appointment mean for the future of the Tate overall?
Gallery: Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy
Preview the works that will go on display at the Royal Academy this autumn
Seeing through space and time
John Berger’s seminal work Ways of Seeing inspired a lively conference at Royal Museums Greenwich
Art Outlook
York Art Gallery reintroduces entrance charges; Ai Weiwei gets his passport back; The Hermitage will open an outpost in Moscow; Baselitz and Richter throw their cultural weight around.
Ai Weiwei’s returned passport is a coup for the RA
What will the freedom to travel mean for his art?
The Accademia in Venice is falling to pieces
I cannot remember seeing a museum building in such an appalling state
Art Outlook
Cuban government returns Tania Bruguera’s passport; Gerhard Richter threatens to pull loaned artworks from German museums; Douglas Gordon attacks theatre with axe
Living with art: a look at Los Angeles’ domestic gallery spaces
Why rent a gallery when you can use your own apartment?
Introducing this year’s Prix Pictet contenders
The theme for the latest edition of the prestigious prize is ‘Disorder’
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Italy’s ‘super directors’ – the winners and losers
20 new museum directors have been appointed as part of Dario Franceschini’s overhaul of Italy’s cultural sector