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The man on a mission to re-energise Murano glass
‘Letting Murano glass die is like allowing the Colosseum to collapse’
What’s coming up at the Venice Biennale?
Witches, trolls, and a version of Pinocchio are among the characters you can expect to see at this year’s event
Ed Sheeran has a Van Gogh moment
A portrait of the singer-songwriter has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London
This month’s unmissable international art events
Antiques in Hong Kong, tribal art in France, and London’s first quattrocento maiolica show in 100 years
‘A good business, like a family, needs a myth’
For 300 years, the Plantin-Moretus family in Antwerp ran one of Europe’s most important printing presses
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Genre Paintings in the Mauritshuis’, edited by Maud Lankester and Yvette Bruijnen
Beauty and the (dying) beasts
A dead bull is causing trouble in Tasmania, while Damien Hirst has been accused of mass murder (of houseflies)
Monuments to mundanity at the Socle du Monde Biennale
This event is a must-see if you want your understanding of Piero Manzoni and the other featured artists turned on its head
Eric Gill’s fall from grace
Revelations about the artist’s personal life have encouraged a reassessment of his work
The Battle of No. 1 Poultry
No. 1 Poultry is now Britain’s youngest listed building, but it was once the site of a remarkable struggle between the developer and conservationists
‘These works resonate in America now’
Chris Killip’s photographs of the north of England are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago
Do museum directors need curatorial experience?
It takes all manner of skills and qualities to run a top institution – or at least to do it well.
Venice must keep its Murano glass industry intact
The future of the historic craft will only be secure if contemporary artists and audiences understand it better
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is the ultimate sourcebook for artists
Ovid’s epic mythological poem has fired the imaginations of artists since the Renaissance
A bundle of bungles at the Museum of Failure
A museum dedicated to disastrous products and ideas is set to open in Sweden
Remaking history in New York
New galleries mean a fresh start for the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library
Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths
100 years after the revolution, this show unites the political and personal stories of those who witnessed history in the making
Stanley Spencer’s endless autobiography
The painter’s reams of autobiographical writing are as idiosyncratic as his art
Walker Evans
The American photographer’s first career-retrospective in France spans more than 50 years, and features more than 300 vintage prints
Who’s collecting German experimental prints?
There has always been a market for early 20th-century German prints, but it’s constantly evolving as tastes and expertise change
Roger Mayne, the ‘Laureate of Teenage London’
The Photographers’ Gallery hosts the first major London exhibition of Roger Mayne’s work since 1999
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Fifty years of The Velvet Underground
It tanked in 1967, but the band’s debut album, produced by Andy Warhol, was still the best pop cultural achievement of its decade