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Fears for cultural heritage as Israel sells off property
Experts say Palestinian heritage is at risk as ministry makes money from buildings seized from refugees
Billionaire collector puts Kiev museum on hold
Victor Pinchuk, the Ukrainian billionaire who has run a private gallery in Kiev since 2006, has shelved plans to build an “iconic” new museum in the city. “Now is not the time to build in Ukraine,” he tells The Art Newspaper. In 2011, Pinchuk revealed that he was planning to hire a top international architecture firm to create a “landmark building” in Kiev within five years. But Russia’s military incursion into the country has halted his ambitions, at least for now. It has also hit his business hard. Pinchuk’s pipe manufacturing company, Interpipe, currently has no revenue from Russia, once its main market, according to Forbes.
Richard Serra due to receive the French government’s highest honour
The sculptor, who has a history of being fêted by the French, will accept the award at the French Embassy on 1 June
Sony leaks shed light on Gursky’s licensing battle over super heroes
Gagosian Gallery and six Hollywood execs in months of negotiations to use images of Superman, Iron Man and Spiderman <br>
Leading artists express solidarity with artist-activists banned by UAE
Support grows for Walid Raad and other Gulf Labor members<br>
Artist Christoph Büchel’s 'Mosque' played frivolously with fire
Far from furthering tolerance, this biennale project has irritated intercultural relations
Have Venice authorities shut down Christoph Büchel’s mosque?
Ostensibly an art project that is Iceland’s official contribution to the biennale, it also served as an authentic house of worship visited by more than 100 Muslims a day
Anne Pasternak to lead the Brooklyn Museum
The longtime leader of the public arts non-profit Creative Time will succeed outgoing director Arnold Lehman
Artists unite for Delfina Foundation
Mark Wallinger and Tacita Dean among alumni donating works to raise funds for residency centre in London
Scot-free: Turner Prize shortlist announced
Bonnie Camplin, Janice Kerbel, Nicole Wermers and Assemble are contenders, but no Glaswegians this year
New UK culture secretary named
John Whittingdale is expected to focus more on the media than on the arts
Museums in Europe and US draw up rescue plans for ravaged sites in Iraq
France takes the lead as calls grow for co-ordinated response after attacks by fanatics on Assyrian royal cities
California’s capital city pooh-poohs Koons’s $8m piglet
Work commissioned under Percent for Art causes controversy as the public and politicians across the US criticise the scheme
Guggenheim Helsinki isn’t the only show in town
Amos Anderson Art Museum unveils bold vision for new home
MoCA Shanghai creates shop front for performance art
New space entices passers-by with a mix of art and theatre
