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Colombian art scene rebounds after civil war

Western dealers and curators look to the South

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Warhol to be studied in medical school

The initiative aims to help doctors improve their observation skills

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Marina Abramovic will be done with dying after "Seven Deaths"

She will be stepping into her hero Maria Callas' shoes for the project

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China Guardian head sounds warning note on sales and fraud

Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”

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Warburg ‘safe’ after legal ruling

But University of London also claims victory—and costs could be up to £1m

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All of Warhol’s films and videos to be digitised

The project will make hundreds of the artists films more accessible

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Warburg Institute’s future is in court’s hands

Tension with the University of London has been growing

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Unesco warns of fraud as unsanctioned authentication documents circulate

The warning states that certificates of authentication allowing imports of African cultural heritage are being forged

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Anish Kapoor speaks out on Indian elections

The artist has condemned Narendra Modi, widely expected to be India's next prime minister

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‘Lost Raphael’ surfaces in Spain

The University of Granada says it has found an authentic copy of Raphael’s Madonna of Foligno

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Great War memorials go online for first time

The project has already documented around 2,000 works

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Städel shows off its ‘new’ portrait by Raphael

The painting came up for sale at auction in 2007 in Vienna, where it was catalogued as being by an “imitator” of Raphael

Marina Abramovic dies on stage

The ceremony is part of the US debut of “The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic”

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List of discredited Warhols now available

An unpublished list provides details of the fate of 44 paintings confiscated by the Andy Warhol estate in 1991

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Syrian war’s devastating toll on antiquities

Unesco places major national heritage sites on danger list as ground combat, air strikes and looting reduce ancient settlements to rubble

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Serpentine Sackler to open in September

The building has been refurbished and extended by the architect Zaha Hadid

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Lawsuit raises questions about Warhol authentication process

Foundation’s sales agent also worked for authentication board; president rejects claim decisions may have been made for financial gain

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Cold War spy photos help locate archaeological sites across the globe

Major grant to expand project that uses images from Corona military satellite system to pinpoint archaeological remains

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MoMA shows Nixon’s home movies

“It’s a granular look at different types of presidential films of the past century,” says one of the festival’s founders

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Warhol-Basquiat goes begging at Phillips

Phillips’s chief executive says Frieze might have distracted potential buyers

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Monogrammed "Louis Vuitton" handguns miss the mark

A Las Vegas gun company announced in July that it had created an accessory for the “stylish” gun owner

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Artnet wins takeover battle but will it lose the war?

Founder declares that hostile takeover bid has been defeated, but opponents are regrouping

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Germany supports research into Russia’s wartime losses

Archives of the western allies will be searched for clues

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Rauschenberg’s foundation could outspend Warhol’s

The artist’s foundation reveals its intention to become one of the largest grant-making organisations in the country

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Marina Abramovic hires Rem Koolhaas to design her centre

The museum will purportedly need $8m in funds

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The problem with authenticating Warhol

While some fear the negative effects of the closure of the vetting board, others say its role was not essential

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Raphaels reunited for the Pope’s German visit

The Pope apparently insisted that the Vatican's Raphael’s Madonna di Foligno be displayed alongside Dresden’s own Raphael, painted in the same year

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Culture cold war thaws between UK and Russia

Pressure eased over extradition of former KGB agent as Yuri Gagarin statue is unveiled in London

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Anish Kapoor rejects China show in support of Ai Weiwei

He has described the Chinese artist's detention as “barbaric”