Openings

Tate Britain opts for chronological hang with refurbishment project progressing

The galleries are set to reopen in May after funding goals were reached

How are start-up commercial galleries faring in the age of the mega-gallery?

The Lower East Side houses New York’s more avant-garde spaces, but can it compete with Gagosian et al?

Gagosian empire expands to China

Hong Kong will soon be home to a branch of the super-gallery

Museumsarchive

MoMA tower to loom over Manhattan

Concerns over Jean Nouvel skyscraper, to house museum extension in its base

Hauser & Wirth to open in New York

Gallery hopes to buck the downturn with transatlantic expansion

Gagosian doubling space in Los Angeles

Meanwhile, Steven Kasher moves in on Gagosian territory

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Contemporary art chosen for new US embassy chosen “to connect” to China

The new embassy in Beijing, opening in August, will include art by Jeff Koons, Cai Guo-Qiang, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Rauschenberg, and others

Peter Doigarchive

News from London: Peter Doig the family man, Lucian Freud the party animal

Meanwhile, Mark McGowan gets a helping hand on his commute while Richard Wentworth loses his marbles

Rome gallery opening: “Larry Gagosian has always expanded in a recession”

Why is the most successful contemporary art dealer in the world opening a branch in Rome this month?

Slower than planned, Tate Modern’s expansion starts in the basement

Only part of the project will be completed by next summer, with a lack of funds hampering progress

Rothko comes to Rome for the first time since 1970

The 70 painting strong exhibition will be in the newly reopened Palazzo delle Esposizioni

Gagosian grows London presence

New Davies Street gallery is added to the pile

Hauser & Wirth go east with new project space

The new building's first show is of work by Dieter Roth and Martin Kippenberger

Obrist, Rosenquist and more pay tribute to Robert Rauschenberg

The opening Bulgari Conversation spoke fondly of the artist who was welcomed with spontaneous applause

Will ex-Gagosian staffers poach his artists?

New Chelsea gallery to show Hirst, Salle and Brown

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Gagosian empire extends to Rome

A new office opens in the Palazzo Borghese

Do contemporary dealers still need galleries?

Larry Gagosian has just opened a new, 1,400-square-metre space in London. But is such grandeur still necessary?

Saatchi’s challenge to Tate with new Thameside gallery

The collector credited with transforming London’s contemporary art scene opens prestigious premises on the Thames this 17 April

Tatearchive

'Live Culture' brings live performances to the Tate Modern

After a false start, Tate has a huge selection of works planned for its three-day run

Tatearchive

Tate’s tight finances

The opening of Tate Modern has proved to have tough consequences

Openingsarchive

News from London: Opening bottles and opening galleries

Leading dealer throws party for Tate’s Andy Warhol show

Tate Britain: Sugar baron’s dream comes true

The opening of new galleries and the division of the museum’s collection with Tate Modern have realised Sir Henry Tate’s vision of a national gallery for British art. Three rooms for Constable and one each for Hogarth and Blake

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Sotheby's places a bid for the middle market with opening of new Olympia saleroom

The auction house hopes to cash in on the £500 to £10,000 range