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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
Serpentine Sackler to open in September
The building has been refurbished and extended by the architect Zaha Hadid
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
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
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
Warhol-Basquiat goes begging at Phillips
Phillips’s chief executive says Frieze might have distracted potential buyers
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
Artnet wins takeover battle but will it lose the war?
Founder declares that hostile takeover bid has been defeated, but opponents are regrouping
Germany supports research into Russia’s wartime losses
Archives of the western allies will be searched for clues
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
Marina Abramovic hires Rem Koolhaas to design her centre
The museum will purportedly need $8m in funds
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
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
Culture cold war thaws between UK and Russia
Pressure eased over extradition of former KGB agent as Yuri Gagarin statue is unveiled in London
Anish Kapoor rejects China show in support of Ai Weiwei
He has described the Chinese artist's detention as “barbaric”
Case against Warhol Foundation withdrawn
Joe Simon-Whelan spent three years trying to prove authenticity of a painting depicting the artist himself
Sculpture park refuses to surrender to the vandals of Warsaw
Artists, curators and the community unite to create corner of paradise in rundown park
Warhol Brillo boxes downgraded to “copies”
Authentication board says famous museum director “falsified” their history
Restored 18th century parlour from Connecticut open for public viewing at Yale University Art Gallery
Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room
Terracotta warriors survive Chile earthquake
A group of the soldiers were on loan to the La Moneda Palace in Santiago
Marina Abramovic's the Artist is Present at MoMA
This massive retrospective will include recreations of past pieces as well as a new, physically demanding work
Foreign minister calls for Warsaw’s Palace of Culture to be demolished
Sikorski says that it would be better to have a park in its place
Shaun Gladwell sets off for Afghanistan as Australia’s official war artist
He is creating video and photographic works to document the conflict
Warhol’s famous athlete portraits stolen from collector Richard Weisman's home
A $1m reward is being offered
New evidence uncovered in Warhol Foundation lawsuit
Collector says a signed work from the same series confirms his work is genuine
Collector Richard Weisman calls off the hunt for stolen Warhols
Owner cancels reward for his missing set, citing problems with his insurer
Ukraine suffered “colossal” looting during World War II
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state