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Iraqi artists commissioned to create works about migrancy for Çanakkale Biennial
September exhibition focuses on the refugee crisis engulfing Turkey and Europe
Norton Simon Museum can keep Cranachs, California judge decides
A US court has dismissed a claim to recover two paintings looted by Nazis, but collector’s heir plans to appeal
Bedtime stories: show on the supernatural in Islamic art will feature Tipu Sultan’s 'dream diary'
18th-century journal will be included in Ashmolean Museum exhibition, which also examines divination, omens and horoscopes
ICA brings Middle Eastern art scene to London
Two festivals in September aim to present region's thriving culture industry amid political turbulence
National Trust acquires rare Isaac Oliver miniature for record £2.1m
Work depicting aristocrat as a young poet will remain on view at Powis Castle in Wales
Frank Gehry’s Luma project takes shape in Arles
Patron Maja Hoffmann is building a €100m cultural campus on vast site previously used to manufacture trains in southern France
Russian artist Erik Bulatov unveils explosive works in former munitions factory
Artist's first series of sculptures is on show in south-west France<br> <br>
Campaign launched to save artistic community in London's Hackney Wick, home to Chapman Brothers and Gavin Turk
Plans for pedestrian bridge put artist studios under threat as post-Olympics regeneration continues
Polynesian sculpture admired by Picasso and Henry Moore far older than previously thought
Carbon-dating reveals wooden figure of A’a carved on Rurutu 250 years before arrival of Captain Cook
Gustavo Aceves to install monumental horse sculptures in front of Rome's Colosseum
Travelling exhibition Lapidarium will also be on view at capital city's Trajan’s Market
Pioneering war photographer Gerda Taro's images vandalised in Leipzig
Open-air display of photographs covered in black paint in "politically motivated" attack
Three to see: London
Channel spirits at the Courtauld Gallery and find “found” objects at the Foundling Museum <br>
Gazebo where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot coming to Chicago
Theaster Gates’s Stony Island Arts Bank reportedly to display the structure
Berlin plans Jewish museum for children inspired by Noah’s Ark
Winning plan by Olson Kundig of Seattle proposes a rainbow gallery and an exit slide
Peter Doig v Pete Doige: a case of mistaken artistic identity?
The artist is being sued for $5m by a corrections officer who says he bought a work by Doig for $100 in the 1970s
Louvre opens up to performance art
Fiac art fair has organised new festival taking place in famous Parisian locations<br>
Tate adds Reynolds's aristocratic portrait to national collection
Painting of Fredrick Howard will remain at Castle Howard in Yorkshire<br>
Sixth Duke of Westminster leaves one of the most important Old Master collections in the UK
Many of the works owned by Gerald Grosvenor, who has died aged 64, have been loaned over the years to a small museum near the family seat in Chester <br>
Major international art event aims to regenerate Armenia
Dilijan Arts Observatory will culminate in exhibitions at the Hamburger Bahnhof and Pompidou Centre
Bavarian museums receive 58 top works by Mondrian, Delacroix, Beuys
Collection was assembled by the philanthropists Christof and Ursula Engelhorn over many decades
UK Brexit vote gives the Ruhrtriennale arts festival extra edge
Director Johan Simons says that the programme reflects how “Europe is questioning itself”<br>
Russian archaeologists uncover ancient Persian stele inscribed with a message from King Darius I
Discovery in Phanagoria, the ancient Greek site near Crimea, is of "international significance"
German culture minister promises to reform Limbach Commission after mounting criticism
Nazi-era loot expert panel has no Jewish member and has mediated just 13 cases since 2003
Contemporary African art to take centre stage at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Three major shows are planned for Paris museum next year, including one featuring collection of Jean Pigozzi
Magnus app founder hits back at critics
Move towards "greater and greater" transparency cannot be stopped, he says
JR unveils show-stopping athletes in time for Rio Olympics
Project is French artist's second major venture in Brazilian city after work in favela in 2008
Pressure mounts for US museums to increase diversity at the top
Stark findings from two high-profile studies are pushing the sector to act on ethnic diversity—but not everyone agrees on what to do<br>
Public art cancelled in Rio due to cultural budget cuts
An installation by the Italian artist Giancarlo Neri is the most recent project to lose funding during Brazil's economic crisis
Bill Viola to unveil second work in St Paul’s Cathedral
New multi-screen video installation depicting the Virgin Mary, along with the companion Martyrs work, cost £2.5m to make and install
Juergen Teller to curate Robert Mapplethorpe show in London
November exhibition at Alison Jacques gallery coincides with what would have been the US artist’s 70th birthday