Museums, Obituaries, art market and shows
Poland's Second World War museum under threat after court allows controversial merger25 January 2017
Shortly before opening, the €100m institution has become a battleground over Polish history
Museums How US museums are celebrating Black History Month, coast to coast 02 February 2017A small selection of some of the many events and exhibitions planned for February
by Victoria Stapley-Brown, Gabriella Angeleti
Museums Time’s up for Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum’s loan agreement with Carmen Cervera 01 February 2017More than 400 works from the baroness’s collection may be removed from the Madrid museum, but the Spanish culture minister hopes to reach a deal this week
by Victoria Stapley-Brown, Nathalie Eggs
Museums Who will be the Musée d’Orsay's new director? 24 January 2017Three French museum professionals and a Brussels-based director are on the shortlist to replace Guy Cogeval
News 'My America': Whitney Museum of American art explores identity on inauguration day 20 January 2017Come along on a tour of the exhibition Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection
Museums Trump’s inauguration: museums lay on alternative events 20 January 2017Many US museums are open free to the public on 20 January as divisive president-elect takes Oath of Office
by Dan Duray
Museums Rare Hebrew books and manuscripts acquired by National Library of Israel 20 January 2017Collection of the late Jack Lunzer to be displayed in new Herzog & de Meuron-designed building
by Aimee Dawson
Museums Russian team creates 3D model to preserve Palmyra as fighting intensifies 20 January 2017As another monument in Palmyra is destroyed by extremists, the detailed record of the ancient city becomes ever more precious
Museums Maison Rouge, category-defying art space in Paris, to close in 2018 19 January 2017Gallerist and collector Antoine de Galbert says he wants to go out on a high
by Anna Sansom
Grope Mountain25 January 2017
In The Frame Donald deserves an exhibition nod—for his sexist comments 02 February 2017 by The Art Newspaper
In The Frame Object lessons: Francis Newton Souza 02 February 2017India Art Fair opens this week—look out for this Modern Indian masterpiece
In The Frame Artoon by Pablo Helguera, February 2017 01 February 2017“They made her director of the museum because she performs fundraising miracles.â€
In The Frame John Baldessari's BMW Art Car races into the top ten at Daytona 31 January 2017 by The Art Newspaper
In The Frame Art rises from the ashes for Mackintosh Building auction 30 January 2017 by The Art Newspaper
In The Frame Wanted: Chartist demonstrators for Collishaw's VR piece 27 January 2017 by The Art Newspaper
In The Frame Artist delves into Iran's tragic cinema blaze 25 January 2017 by The Art Newspaper
In The Frame Look at me: Saatchi gallery's self-portraits show (aka selfies) 23 January 2017 by The Art Newspaper
Saloua Raouda Choucair, pioneering Lebanese artist, dies aged 10030 January 2017
Tate Modern’s show in 2013 brought her abstract sculptures and paintings to a much wider audience
In memoriam, February 2017 01 February 2017 by The Art Newspaper
Obituary Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller, museum founder and collector who opposed the return of artefacts to their countries of origin 01 February 2017When he saw an object he liked, he would never let it go. Sometimes he waited years to acquire some of them
by Vincent Noce
Obituary Lord Snowdon, photographer of British high society, dies aged 86 13 January 2017Princess Margaret's former husband worked for Vogue and his pictures were shown at the National Portrait Gallery
by Donald Lee
Obituary John Berger, the author of Ways of Seeing, has died aged 90 03 January 2017Art critic, who hated being called an art critic, will be best remembered for influential television series turned bestseller
Obituary Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, dies aged 81 01 January 2017He became the first African artist to enter the Académie des Beaux-Arts
by Roxana Azimi
Obituary Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, ‘gentleman collector’ of ethnographic art, has died aged 86 26 December 2016Together with his wife Monique Mueller, the Swiss collector built one of the largest private holdings of Pre-Columbian, African and Oceanic objects in Europe
by Vincent Noce
Obituary Giles Waterfield: Novelist, scholar and champion of struggling museums and the stately homes of England 01 December 2016 Satirical material was visited upon him and he responded with more thought to entertaining his audience than to doing justice to his
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London’s Lisson Gallery, champion of conceptual art, turns 5031 January 2017
Thousand-page publication will document more than 150 artists who have had solo shows since 1967
Fairs “Experimentation and bold movesâ€: Ben Genocchio tells us what to expect from the Armory Show 3 February 2017The fair’s new director hopes to beat significant competition with big plans for the first edition fully under his control
Fairs TEFAF New York’s spring edition looks to offer solid bets in an uncertain world 3 February 2017With a focus on Modern masters, contemporary art and design, the fair seems poised to compete with the city’s May auctions
Art market news It's time the art market got tough on fakes 2 February 2017Players in the trade acknowledge the problem, but disagreement over how to address it has resulted in a gridlock that helps to keep forgeries in circulation
Fairs India Art Fair opens under new ownership deal 2 February 2017MCH Group took a majority stake in the fair and now plans a digital overhaul
by Anny Shaw
Art market news Art consultants Arisohn + Murphy offer pop-up project management 31 January 2017New York firm finds niche helping artists and galleries
Art market news Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama united in Sotheby’s exhibition 30 January 2017Show at S|2 gallery in London is part of growing trend to revaluate and promote female artists
by Anny Shaw
Auctions Old Masters collectors chase new discoveries at New York sales 27 January 2017Competition is stiff for confirmed works, but buyers also gave a nod to quality
Auctions DalÃ’s controversial portrait of sister comes to market for first time 26 January 2017Work was precursor to painting that fuelled rumours of Surrealist’s sexual attraction to Ana MarÃa
by Anny Shaw
Old Masters at Sotheby’s New York: our top lots 24 January 2017Choice works by less familiar names go under the hammer this week
Object lessons: from Leonora Carrington's unseen works to Sir William Tate's watercolour by Burne-Jones 24 January 2017Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs
25 years of the Outsider Art Fair 20 January 2017The event’s director Andrew Edlin talks to us about the market’s evolution
Brussels Art Fair embraces the contemporary 20 January 2017Brafa is honouring a living artist for the first time and has increased the number of contemporary galleries
Richter’s Eisberg to loom large at Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale 19 January 2017Rare outing on the market for a landscape by the German artist best known for his abstract paintings