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Thursday 21 March 2013 | View in browser News | Museums | Market | Conservation | Exhibitions | Jobs | Comment | In print ON SALE NOW In March's print edition: Met buys a David for $840 Middle-market galleries are being squeezed Taj Mahal corruption case reopened 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 Crystal Bridges answers criticism with post-war acquisitions Museum boosts its holdings of late 20th-century art with works by Warhol and Judd FBI says it has identified thieves behind Boston museum heist The agency is “confident” it knows who stole the works from the Isabella Stewart Gardner and where they were taken news Chinese photographer completes epic portrait project Shanghai-based artist spends a year on the road, photographing more than 1,600 people in fantasy garb Ai Weiwei to erect tent city along German river Artist is creating a work for this summer’s Emscherkunst art festival, held in the Ruhr region Decade of conflict takes its toll on Iraq Looted items missing and museums still closed in Baghdad features Artist interview: Wangechi Mutu and her "warrior women" The Kenyan-born, Brooklyn-based artist who fuses pornography with ethnography and high fashion conservation Facelift for Panthéon, Paris's grande dame Building that has become an expression of national pride to undergo a €100m restoration lasting ten years—but funding is still to be found exhibitions Sharjah Biennial reveals Middle East's cultural trends To gain insight into cultural ideas and trends circulating in the Middle East, look no further than the Sharjah Biennial, which launched its 11th edition this month (until 13 May). With income from a small-scale gas industry and a free port, the emirate has, for more than 20 years, invested in its museums and its biennial, which this year includes more than 100 artists and architects, 27 of them from the Middle East. The emirate, just north of Dubai, is now considered a regional hub for contemporary art, more so than its oil-rich neighbour, Qatar, which in recent years has invested heavily in contemporary art exhibitions and acquisitions.… READ MORE All exhibitions reader offer Art Revolution Taipei ticket offer Art Revolution Taipei is offering a "Buy One Get One Free" promotion for tickets bought before 30 April. Do not miss Art Revolution Taipei, Asia's world-class art fair (3-6 May). For more information, visit www.arts.org.tw courses Online Art Business Education Skate's Art Market Research launches Online Art Business Education       You received this email from The Art Newspaper because you are on the Thursday newsletter 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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