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Thursday 19 July 2012 | View in browser News | Museums | Market | Conservation | Exhibitions | Jobs | Comment | In print ON SALE NOW In July/August print edition: After unfocused start, UK's Cultural Olympiad finishes strongly on the eve of the Games Art sanctions aim to hit Syria's rich where it hurts Civil Rights at White Cube: Chicago-based artist's London debut 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 Museums Ex-director of Getty Museum reveals why he was ousted Michael Brand takes pride in working with Italy and Greece to overcome impasse over controversial artefacts Tate Modern launches rough, raw and ready Tanks Atmospheric underground arenas seem tailor-made for performance and video work Spate of high-profile resignations at Los Angeles museum Chief curator and four artist-trustees leave city's Museum of Contemporary Art More in museums in the current issue: Philadelphia's rare copy of a Vermeer to travel to London Santander's art centre takes shape in northern Spain   news Kiev biennial gives hope to Ukraine’s artists Biennial's impressive venue to become museum featuring national and international contemporary art Fight continues to realise Christo's Colorado River project Two legal challenges hinder Over the River in Colorado Henry Moore’s "Arch" returns after 20 years to London park “Unsafe” sculpture has been reinforced Thumbs down from Italian scholars to "Caravaggio" drawings Former director of Milan's Castello Sforzesco is one of many sceptical about researchers' dramatic claim More in news in the current issue: Prehistoric carving found in Saudi Arabia could be evidence horses tamed as early as 7000BC Debt free, New Orleans's biennial woos funders market Chinese art funds on a risky road to maturity A glut of investment products has mirrored the rise of the Chinese art market, but caution is advised More in market in the current issue: Where banks fear to tread: the Berlin-based partnership that wants to lend against art Hong Kong auction season: the party's winding down Art Basel report: strong sales despite economic gloom Conservation Database helps building restorers find perfect stone English Heritage and the British Geological Survey create resource for the restoration of historic buildings More in conservation in the current issue: Cold War software helps restore Coventry's stained glass Bologna’s torso of Nero restored Syria's mosaic conservators get training in Rome Exhibitions Why exhibit Shakespeare? LONDON. Why stage an exhibition when we have Shakespeare’s plays? A display of objects, images and folios runs the risk of being much ado about very little that is directly linked to the world’s most famous playwright. Dora Thornton, the curator of Renaissance Europe at the British Museum, who has co-organised “Shakespeare: Staging the World” with Jonathan Bate, an expert on the playwright, says that they had no problem finding interesting exhibits… Read more   All exhibitions Video Mr Brainwash’s street Olympics The street artist Thierry Guetta, aka Mr Brainwash, shot to fame after starring in Banksy's film, “Exit Through the Gift Shop". In time for London’s Olympic Games Mr Brainwash has used the walls of an old postal sorting office in London’s New Oxford Street as his “canvas”. Anny Shaw caught up with the not-so-camera-shy street artist during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 to discuss his plans for Los Angeles and London.   All videos jobs Head of Exhibitions, Australian Centre for the Moving Image A world-class cultural and creative centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), in Melbourne, explores art, film and digital culture through a vibrant programme of exhibitions, film screenings, live events and online programmes. This key post is a member of the senior executive team and reports directly to the director/chief executive officer. This post drives our ambitious programme of permanent, special and touring exhibitions and the international networks and partnerships that support these... 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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