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Thursday 12 July 2012 | View in browser News | Museums | Market | Conservation | Exhibitions | Jobs | Comment | In print ON SALE NOW In July/August print edition: Arsenal’s Russian billionaire becomes art patron The Degas whodunnit: a mystery in wax, plaster and bronze Peter Blake’s painting for St Paul’s delayed See all the headlines from this month’s print edition Subscribe now to get more than 100 articles only in the print edition.    In this week’s edition news After Islamist riots triggered by contemporary art fair, tensions remain high in Tunis Art world professionals say the Ministry of Culture should do more to safeguard artists Crystal flat on the move Roger Hiorns's copper sulphate rooms, now part of the Arts Council Collection, head north to Yorkshire Olympics arts festival promises to be "game-changing" for artists with disabilities London's Southbank Centre hosts 29 Cultural Olympiad "Unlimited" commissions More in news in the current issue: Arts get set for final Olympic hurdle Henry Moore’s Arch returns to London after 20 years White House wants delay in Chabad case museums Getty to keep PST rolling  As the success of the original project is measured, talks begin in Los Angeles about a sequel Monumental sculpture inspired by Cuban exodus unveiled at Hermitage Enrique Martínez Celaya's towering bronze work explores the plight of children exiled from Cuba to the US  The Centre Pompidou shakes up its US fundraising arm New leadership following fall-out between the president of the Paris museum and former chairman of its American foundation More in museums in the current issue: Turkish foundation opens gallery Art centre devoted to Mark Rothko to open in Latvia Cartoonist censored by museum in east Russia market Art sanctions aim to hit Syria’s rich where it hurts A ban on the import of luxury goods includes fine art, collector’s pieces and antiques More in market in the current issue: Chinese antiques market begins to cool Oslo collector sells scripts Sotheby’s to appeal in Greek fake case Conservation Unesco looks outside Europe and the US Its World Heritage List has 26 new sites, with entries from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean Sudan relics at risk from dam floods Appeal to archaeological community as proposals leave three- to six-year window More in conservation in the current issue: Experts claim monastery restoration “discredits” Russia Bologna’s torso of Nero restored HMS Victory controversy Exhibitions Catherine the Great EDINBURGH. In 1745, the 16-year-old Sophie Friederike Auguste, daughter of the Prince of Anhalt, married the heir to the Russian throne, having renounced her Protestant faith in favour of Russian Orthodox Christianity, neither of which had any influence on her character. She quickly came to loathe her husband and within six months of his accession as Tsar Peter III she was complicit in his assassination… Read more   The Tanks Tate Modern this month unveils two dark, circular spaces—former oil tanks decommissioned in 1981—as the world’s first permanent museum galleries devoted to performance, installation, video and live art. The tanks, which open with a 15-week programme designed as part of the London 2012 Festival celebrating the Olympic Games, are part of a £215m extension project due to be completed in 2016… Read more   All exhibitions Video Art fairs versus auction houses: a market big enough for both? We speak to Simon de Pury, the chairman of the auction house Phillips de Pury, and the art dealers Nicholas Maclean and Joost Bosland, about the competition between art fairs and auction houses.   All videos jobs Head, Marketing and Digital, The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talents with a passion to realise the dream of making the West Kowloon Cultural District the prime international and local destination for arts, culture and entertainment. We are currently recruiting a Head, Marketing and Digital, to join the Authority... Read more All jobs       You received this email from The Art Newspaper because you are on the Thursday newsletter list. Unsubscribe to permanently remove yourself from this list.letter list. Unsubscribe to permanently remove yourself from this list. © The Art Newspaper, 70 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL. Tel: +44 (0)20 3416 9000 www.theartnewspaper.com

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