Art News Daily : 20 May
Vittorio Cini collected remarkable Venetian paintings, which have never been publicly exhibited together – until now
The estimate is far short of the $100m+ prices notched up in recent years – but then this is a Picasso more cerebral than sexy
There are many treasures in the Met’s new exhibition, but the most poignant are the metalwork pieces from Mosul, given the turmoil in the region today
Figurative art is making a comeback, if this year’s shortlist of promising early-career artists is anything to go by
Collaboration is the order of the day in Brussels and Paris, where several art fairs are joining forces. Meanwhile, London gears up for Art16
Sainsbury’s bid to employ an artist (for free); love in the Tate Modern carpark; and Fearne Cotton’s art for the apiarists
Russia’s 19th-century portraitists were more than a match for the exceptional writers and composers they painted. So why is their work so neglected?
While the world watches Palmyra, another of Syria’s heritage sites risks destruction
The Church of Saint Simeon near Aleppo is the greatest treasure of the Christian-Byzantine era in Syria – but it’s suffered extensive damage