Our round-up of the latest art publications

An A to C extract from the glossary of Painted Mysteries, which deciphers common motifs and symbols in famous works

Organised in collaboration with the Egyptian government, the exhibition comes to London in the latest stage of a world tour

The funding, from Belarus-born hedge fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky, will help facilitate schools' access to the historic textile

A member of the Dutch activist group Free the Filton 24 has claimed responsibility on social media

The team announced the 111 artists and artist collectives—many of whom come from the Global South—that will be included in the exhibition "In Minor Keys"

“The Visitors” includes more than 30 new paintings of youths who represent “cliches of the contemporary tourist”

The letter's signatories have criticised the Barbican's communication around Devyani Saltzman's departure

The programme will run over two years and is funded by Miami-based collectors Jorge and Darlene Pérez

A reconstruction of an early YouTube watch page shows the 19-second clip "Me at the zoo" from 2005

Saltzman’s departure caps a turbulent time for the London institution

The artist's planned work will be shown posthumously in Venice, organisers say

The work, depicting a sunrise in Normandy, is part of the Margate gallery's 15th anniversary celebrations

The post-war arts complex has been Grade II listed but one critic has responded by calling it a “concrete monstrosity”

After discussions, the institution voted to retain the artist as an Academician

The objects’ return was delayed due confusion between the Nigerian state and the oba of Benin

Hepworth insiders Laura Smith and Olivia Colling have been appointed into new roles as the gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary this year

The exhibition showcases 5,000 years of Afghan art and craft

An artist was asked by Vatican officials to paint over the image he had created during a restoration last year

The headline exhibition Unruly Waters will chart Qatar’s “past and present role as a geopolitical hub”

The pavilion—ten years in the making—is part of the upcoming Rubaiya Qatar quadrennial in November

Organised by curator Amin Jaffer, the selected artists all use organic materials traditional to India in their work

Visitors to Rome will now pay to access the famous fountain and five other historic monuments

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Hire of former National Galleries of Scotland curator is part of museum's expansion of its collection into the 20th and 21st centuries

The London university has also commissioned works by three artists-in-residence for its bicentenary

The visit is intended as a relationship-boosting exercise though the government said the prime minister would also “raise the areas where we disagree with China”

Housed in a huge former Citroën garage, the space will be home to modern and contemporary art, including loans from the French museum

The Lebanese artist and composer blends sound, technology and sculpture to reference current social, historical and political realities

The Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 of unrestricted funding to three organisations annually for the next five years—in a drive to re-affirm them “as centres for public education”