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Giant Portuguese cock takes flight for Beijing and Shanghai

Ten-metre-high illuminated sculpture was originally created for Rio de Janeiro

Will Les Demoiselles d’Avignon return to Paris?

Vuitton museum to show Modern masterpieces from MoMA

Owner of Zoffany painting destroyed in fire could receive £4m from UK government

Clandon Park, a country mansion in Surrey, was severely damaged by blaze in 2015

Tapestry of Sabra and Shatila massacres could hang next to Picasso’s Guernica

Palestinian art collector has commissioned a wall hanging based on Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s drawing, which is now in the Tate

Patti Smith and Vanessa Bell in joint photography show at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Exhibition will include Bell’s images of the Bloomsbury set and Smith’s shots of the group’s country retreat<br>

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From opulent ancien régime metalwork to Dubuffet's elegant drawings

Russian ambassador dies after being shot at art centre in Turkey

Andrei Karlov was fatally shot in terrorist attack at photography exhibition in Ankara, Russia’s foreign ministry says

New edition of Paris Tableau to open in Brussels next year

Old Masters fair ended in Paris last year but will launch in Belgium instead with 20 international galleries

Jennifer Scott first woman to be appointed Dulwich Picture Gallery director

Scott will take the reins at the south London venue in its 200th anniversary year<br>

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From feminist art to the last years of Max Beckmann

Tattoo parlour for senior citizens among works revealed for Sculpture Projects Münster 2017

Project by US artist Michael Smith will be joined by “virtually invisible footbridge” and sculpture of destroyed city buildings <br>

Royal Academy president to show new compositions in US

Christopher Le Brun's latest paintings respond, in part, to music

Indian right-wing groups target Jaipur Art Summit over semi-nude painting

Artist attacked for creating “obscene” work and pictures snatched off the walls during incident

Jenny Holzer creates Walt Whitman poetry piece for New York Aids memorial

The long-awaited monument stands in the West Village near St Vincent’s hospital—but is not yet open to the public

Team led by US artist Leo Villareal wins design competition to light up London’s Thames

The ambitious Illuminated River initiative will be interactive and eco-friendly <br>

Sydney Opera House roof gets special soundcheck

Getty grant helps to modernise tap-test of city’s tile-clad landmark

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From the weight of history to light-footed ballerinas

Show of Syrian artists to inaugurate Rem Koolhaas’s first UAE building

Multi-purpose space, called Concrete, is at the heart of burgeoning Alserkal Avenue art district<br> <br>

Francis Alÿs to create new work inspired by his frontline experiences in Mosul

Belgian artist’s wartime commission will go on show in the Iraq Pavilion at the Venice Biennale<br> <br>

Iconoclasm rejected “by all God-given religions”, declares the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

President Hollande and UAE set up $45m fund and support “safe havens” for heritage at risk

Fire at California artists’ collective claims 33 lives

The Oakland warehouse, known as the Ghost Ship, had been under investigation for safety violations

Royal Academy to reassemble Charles I’s art for blockbuster anniversary show

Organised with the Royal Collection, the 2018 exhibition should feature paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Mantegna owned by the ill-fated Stuart monarch

Modern-day Monuments Men wanted by the British Army

UK military draws up plans for specialist unit to protect cultural heritage in war zones

Push for US national Latino museum gathers pace against the clock

Third legislative attempt could pave the way for new Smithsonian institution, but new administration adds extra challenge

Billionaire Victor Pinchuk unveils shortlist for $100,000 Future Generation Art Prize

Works by 21 international artists will go on show at the Venice Biennale next year

Tate Modern launches ten-day live art exhibition in the Tanks

Fog sculptures and multisensory "occasions" are on the programme next spring

Three to see: New York

It's your last chance to see Diane Arbus's revelatory show at the Metropolitan Museum