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The great artists' estates race

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

Labour Party promises £1bn extra in culture funding over five years

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

Magnum Photos: how it all began 70 years ago

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

West Bank heritage site must be more inclusive, says Israeli high court

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

Fake Rain Room gets permanent home in Shanghai

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

Artists’ commissions, tech gifts and guns: the legal issues facing US museums

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

White House curator William Allman to retire after 40 years of service

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

What might have been: the Victoria and Albert Museum's never-built tower

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

Russian billionaire’s V-A-C Foundation opens space in Venice

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

Steve McQueen gets up close and personal with Lady Liberty in MoMA and Milan

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

Vatican gives Venice Biennale a miss this year

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

Banksy paints first Brexit mural in Dover

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

Deitch to return to West Coast with art hub

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

Cosa? UK artist John Smith uses translation app in Venice show

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

Russian performance artist granted political asylum in France

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

Madison Square Park to turn into a ‘utopia’ of public art and performance this summer

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

MoMA collection takes a Paris vacation

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

Winner winner chicken dinner: Bridget Donahue awarded Frieze Frame Prize

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

Museums show limited interest in borrowing Parthenon Marbles

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

A life’s work: Ellsworth Kelly’s last paintings

Matthew Marks shows the late artist's final works

Sudanese artist’s haunting images of prison come to MoMA

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

Almine Rech revisits pioneering 1933 show of African and Modern art

Dealer teams up with tribal art expert Bernard De Grunne and anthropologist Carlo Severi to stage a revival with contemporary art

Works not to miss at Frieze New York

From Cornelia Parker's ode to Jimi Hendrix to Donald Judd's minimalist furniture

The past is present at Frieze New York

Fair “opens the door” to more historical work but maintains its commitment to contemporary

Creative Time has a banner year

The organisation’s next public art project hoists artist-designed flags all over the city

Damien Hirst turns film-maker for Venice show

Artist's new documentary tells story of his underwater exhibition at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana

Minneapolis Institute of Art unveils new-look period rooms

Curators uncover alternative histories of colonial America through new research

Non-dom art collectors in UK could be hit with new taxes

Even works held and sold abroad could be liable for UK tax