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Tate Modern names Frances Morris as new director
Chris Dercon to depart after opening of new extension
Lego changes policy after Ai Weiwei backlash
Chinese artist describes U-turn as “victory for freedom of speech”
British construction boss to open new gallery in Ghana
Marwan Zakhem hopes to create a buzz around the burgeoning scene in the West African country with Gallery 1957
The Buck Stopped Here: the British Empire strikes back, unravelling the Celtic enigma, plus Gavin Turk and Akram Khan
US collector and Dutch dealer reject Nazi loot claim
Heirs insist German-Jewish factory owner was forced to sell portrait by Gerrit Dou in 1933
Gagosian Gallery and Qataris wrangle over Picasso sculpture
New York law filings peek into the secretive dealings of private, multi-million-dollar international art sales
Science fiction in the Holy Land
Artists Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind discuss how they are propelling Palestinians into an alternate reality
Fatal bomb blast in Istanbul near Blue Mosque
Suspected terrorist explosion kills ten in historic Sultanahmet
Two detained in Turkey over attempted sale of painting, claimed to be lost work by Van Dyck
The sellers told undercover police that they had bought the work from a gang in Georgia
Art world commemorates 50th anniversary of Alberto Giacometti’s death
Raft of exhibitions and projects are due to launch this year
Sotheby’s buys prestigious art advisory firm in $85m deal
Founders of Art Agency, Partners will head up new department, along with Marc Porter, former Americas chairman at Christie’s
Art world hero: artists and curators pay tribute to David Bowie
British musician, artist and actor inspired a generation of artists including Tracey Emin and Dexter Dalwood
Turkey’s crackdown on freedom of expression intensifies
Two leading Turkish artists arrested during peace march, but released days later
Three good reasons why Brisbane’s Asia Pacific Triennial is the tops
No commercial influence, no contemporary-art imperialism and no diva curator
Louvre-Lens director Xavier Dectot steps down after five years, and heads for Edinburgh
Medieval expert will head the department of art and design at the National Museum of Scotland
French dealer’s Dubai residence damaged in New Year's Eve fire
Opening of Stephane Custot’s gallery in the emirate has been delayed
Israeli high court says antiquities dealers must document all artefacts online
Antiquities authority hails December ruling as revolutionary
The robots are coming
Artists turn to precision engineering as production costs for delivering an industrial aesthetic plummet
Owner of purported Monet loses case in French court
Work featured on BBC’s Fake or Fortune programme in 2011
Art among the cacti: recurring exhibition to launch in the Southern Californian desert
Site-specific works will be dotted around Coachella Valley for the new Desert X show
Long-awaited Wildenstein trial postponed due to legal technicality
Art dealing dynasty facing tax and money laundering charges
Wildenstein tax evasion and money laundering trial begins
Case could shine spotlight on how some in the art world use trusts and tax havens
New Lithuanian art space to open in 2019
The first museum dedicated to Lithuanian Modern and contemporary art will open in the country’s capital
For-profit Parisian museum in receivership
Founder of the Pinacothèque hopes to restructure the institution
France builds grand alliance to protect cultural heritage
Louvre director’s plan calls for co-ordinated response to destruction in Syria and Iraq
