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Goya inspires Tuymans to conjure spectre of Isil in new work

Belgian artist’s paintings for exhibition in Qatar address “the ongoing story of violence and ignorance”

Artists should be ‘feared by the powerful’, says former Greek finance minister

In his keynote speech at the Moscow Biennale, Yanis Varoufakis discussed the perils of cultural collapse and why the euro is doomed—from an artistic standpoint

Celebrating the civilisations Isil seeks to destroy

Detroit Institute of Arts unveils new gallery devoted to the Ancient Middle East

Artists protest as refugees left stranded

While Europe’s politicians squabble, leading artists mobilise support for the thousands fleeing conflict and facing another winter in camps

The Broad: as big as its founders’ influence

The art in Los Angeles’ new private museum is as titanic as the funding

Artist will show where there’s dirt there’s art in Tate Modern

Abraham Cruzvillegas plans to turn Turbine Hall into green space

Brian Sewell, English critic whose public role as reactionary curmudgeon falsified the realities of his life

His yearly attack on the Turner Prize was more than just the bile of an ageing critic. To Sewell, art was a serious business, a thing apart

‘Rush to rebuild’ puts Philippine churches at risk

Experts question restoration techniques following earthquake

Istanbul biennial confronts Armenian genocide

Curator chooses work directly referring to deaths and deportation

Colchester’s flagship arts centre on the brink

The £27m, Viñoly-designed Firstsite gallery faces closure without regular government funding