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Why galleries and collectors keep coming back to Art Dubai

Continued dealer participation shows great loyalty to the fair

Art Dubai pays tribute to the late Hassan Sharif

The original provocateur revolutionised the UAE’s art scene.

The search for Franz Marc’s iconic blue horses

A celebrated painting that was denounced as degenerate by the Nazis may have survived the aftermath of war

Rare, newly restored 300-year japanned cabinet on offer at the Bada fair

Original silver revealed after experts painstakingly stripped layers of gold paint from the cresting and stand of William and Mary piece

National Gallery of Art delves into the woods with its next Mellon lectures

Alexander Nemerov will give six talks on representations of the American forest in the 1830s

French museum lifts the veil on Rodin work not previously exhibited

Fragile plaster sculpture, draped in fabric, restored for Anselm Kiefer's show at Musée Rodin

Asia Week broadens its horizons with 50 exhibitors

Contemporary works join ceramics and ink paintings from specialist dealers

Virtual Insanity

Moroccan multimedia artist Meriem Bennani brings quirky narratives to the Art Dubai Bar this year

UAE goes to Venice

Curator reveals big idea behind Biennale pavilion

Art Dubai opens under new directorship

In its eleventh year, a tighter curatorial focus characterises the first edition of the fair with Myrna Ayad at the helm

Russia commemorates 1917 revolution—timidly

Ambivalence towards Soviet history has led to museums taking a cautious approach to tackling the centenary head-on

‘Lost’ Cubist painting found under later work

The granddaughter of Belgian artist René Guiette chances upon concealed composition beneath her grandfather’s Art Brut picture

Performa 17 commissions will investigate Dada's history of performance

This year's projects include work by William Kentridge and a collaboration between Julie Mehretu and Jason Moran

How American museums are celebrating Women's History Month

A number of female-focussed programmes have been planned around the country for March—and the whole year round

Behind closed doors, private sales prosper

In an uncertain market, auction houses seek ways to make up the slack

US embassy art scheme should survive Trump

Works by US artists such as Mark Bradford and the Starn brothers are still likely to adorn embassies around the world

Jenny Holzer to use augmented reality in Blenheim Palace show

US artist will transform the English stately home with hi-tech pieces and outdoor installations

Curator Jarrett Gregory heads to the Hirshhorn

She joins Smithsonian museum’s growing curatorial team just after organising Armory Show Focus sector

Arab cultural institute to open in New York

Qatari founder seeks to challenge stereotypes as anti-Muslim sentiment grows in the US

Loris Gréaud to resurrect defunct Murano glass factory during the Venice Biennale

Production line of glass blowers will help create more than 1,000 unique works

Seaside town to be turned into art school for Folkestone Triennial

Bob and Roberta Smith commission among 20 announced for UK event

Declassified papers reveal Margaret Thatcher’s spirited campaign to get the Thyssen collection

But the British prime minister was thwarted by the baron’s Spanish wife and her sick dog, so the works ended up in Madrid

Russian and Syrian forces retake Palmyra from Isil

But culture experts remain cautious as extent of damage at the ancient site is assessed

Gustav Metzger, auto-destructive art trailblazer, has died aged 90

Lifelong activist was “one of the truly radical artists of the 20th century”, says Hans Ulrich Obrist

US mini-satellite could help to monitor destruction in Palmyra

As Isil retreats from ancient Syrian city US non-profit hopes to raise funds to launch "cubesat"

All you need is LOVE (and a good conservator)

The Indianapolis Museum of Art restores sculpture by Robert Indiana

Former Met curator speaks candidly about the New York museum's current challenges

George Goldner, who led the museum’s department of prints and drawings for two decades, says it needs to reassess its priorities