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The Rise of Sound Art
Bang on trend? Music and audio are filling gallery spaces across the globe
Can 3D recording help preserve threatened sites in Syria and Iraq?
The complicated truth behind optimistic media reports
State of the art? Federal arts funding cuts in Australia
Arts minister George Brandis criticised for moving $105m of the country’s arts funding into government control
Jeremy Corbyn: Hopeless case or saviour of the arts?
The MP for North Islington is that rare thing at Westminster, a politician who is actually interested in the arts
Diary: on Francis Haskell
The enduring intellectual influence of Francis Haskell, the ‘historian’s art historian’ who reshaped the whole discipline.
Letter from Moscow
Does Moscow now have its Tate Modern, in the new Garage Museum of Contemporary Art?
Antique ivory: an opportunity for progress on US imports?
Banning the import of antiques will not help the otherwise commendable effort to save the elephants
A tribute to Khaled al-Asaad, the archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra
The octogenarian dared to stand up to militants at the ancient site
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
Pompeii in progress? Conservation efforts continue at the ancient site
We take a look at some of the latest triumphs and setbacks
Events like Iliad Live are all about the audience: they do little for the art itself
Museums need to stop trying so hard to prove they’re popular
New German Cultural Heritage Law Draws Protest from Artists and Collectors
Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz are among those taking a stand
Can Newcastle and Gateshead’s art scene thrive in spite of cuts?
BALTIC’s new director will need to bring fresh ideas to the region as economic pressures increase
Robin Hood Gardens and the politics of regeneration
Debates about the estate’s future tend to ignore the residents
The great contemporary art hidden in York’s historic buildings
For cutting edge culture, head straight for the church
‘Restoring the National Gallery’s political reputation will be a hard task’
Maurice Davies on the challenge facing Gabriele Finaldi
London can’t make up its mind about its Brutalist past
The city’s post-war concrete blocks have always divided opinion. But is the new stuff any better?
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
Iranian nuclear deal brings hope for artists
On 15 July, the day after the historic Iranian nuclear deal was reached, the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the…
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?
BBC Bloomsbury drama opts for safe sex
Life in Squares is not the intellectual romp that we were promised
Developers won’t bring the arts to Vauxhall
Developers’ attempts to introduce art to an area can often be wretched. Will Vauxhall avoid this fate?
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