Plus: a Neolithic site has been discovered in Jordan and the Weltmuseum’s audioguide was hacked by activitists
The second most expensive purchase the Met has ever made is a stunning Italian bronze – and efforts to keep it in the UK have come to nothing
Plus: Carmen Herrera (1915–2022) and David Zwirner becomes latest gallery to announce a branch in Los Angeles
Plus: Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale to merge and Jonathan Watkins to step down as director of Ikon
Plus: Art Basel Hong Kong postponed to May and France to restitute 15 works looted by the Nazis
Plus: The Courtauld Institute and Kings College London have announced a 10-year ‘strategic partnership’
Plus: Man attacks BBC‘S Eric Gill statue with a hammer and Victoria Siddall steps down as global director of Frieze Fairs
Plus: Iwona Blazwick to step down as director of Whitechapel Gallery, and more of the week’s top stories
