Names of 144,000 people who have died to be read out over more than a week in four cities

The site of the artist’s last great project is once again under threat

Joint programme will see pieces by artists such as Helen Johnson and Richard Bell shared between London and Sydney

Images of Cairo shot on iPhone, surreal domestic interiors and unearthed pictures of 1980s London among top photography shows opening this week

Part of photographer’s private holdings, built by swapping works with fellow artists, is on show at Photo London this week

Appointment of indie publisher Françoise Nyssen enthuses French cultural world

The historian will discuss how artists invented new forms after the brutality of the Second World War

Competition is heating up among galleries seeking to sign exclusive representation of late artists, as both heirs and dealers eye the possibilities

Published ahead of the general election in June, the UK opposition party’s manifesto includes strong support for the arts

Influential photography co-operative was not founded over a MoMA lunch, curator reveals ahead of series of exhibitions

Three-night event will be part of Shubbak festival in July

The ruling, which stipulates that all histories and religions be taken into account, could be a landmark decision

Indoor installation of falling water is so popular in China that numerous online companies are now offering to set one up in your home

Delegates at a Smithsonian-sponsored law conference in Dallas heard about the challenges testing institutions as they move into the “new future”

In charge of preserving the art and furnishings of the presidential residence, he also worked with Laura Bush and Michelle Obama to redecorate historic rooms

London institution's first director, Henry Cole, designed the landmark in 1868

New gallery in historic palazzo will host exhibitions and residencies—and be free to visit

Every fold of fabric and rusty porthole is visible in a film of the American statue

The Holy See participated in the 2013 and 2015 editions of the biennial

Street work showing man chipping away at star on EU flag has already been defaced

Dealer and former MOCA director says he wants to reconnect with audiences in Los Angeles

Video will feature alongside key works from 1970-80s in artist's first solo exhibition in Italy

Pyotr Pavlensky and his partner Oksana Shalygina fled after charges of sexual assault were brought against them in Russia

Artist Josiah McElheny is partnering with musicians, dancers and poets for the project Prismatic Park

Some works, like Andy Warhol’s 32-part Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), have never before been shown in France

The installation of drawings, collages and sculptures by Susan Cianciolo was inspired by a visit to a Milan eatery

British Museum’s vision of the ancient sculptures travelling to China and Africa has so far come to nothing

Matthew Marks shows the late artist's final works

Purchase of Ibrahim El-Salahi’s work builds on recent efforts to diversify permanent collection