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London Diary

Hacktivists crash Tenderpixel’s private view; Berenice Abbott’s works intrigue at Beetles + Huxley; and Sadie Coles opens a new gallery

Russian Artist Detained After Setting Fire to Security Service HQ

Art News Daily : 9 November

Touring the coast in central London: ‘One and All’ at Somerset House

A contemporary art show in the capital marks 50 years of the National Trust’s work on the coast

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Lil Wayne’s art collection is reportedly repossessed; Adrien Brody has an arty side; and Ed Vaizey is a Rakewell reader… Extraordinary

Virtual Florence: A Church Goes Digital

Reconstructing the lost Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore

Germany Approves Controversial Cultural Property Bill

Art News Daily : 6 November

Van Gogh Action Man: Officially Better than Game of Thrones

Ever wondered what Rodin’s The Thinker would look like in a sexy pose? Find out with the help of an art-historical action figure.

Book Competition

Your chance to win ‘The Fabric of India’, Rosemary Crill, ed.

An Unexpected Discovery at the Royal Academy

The long lost Charter of the Society of Artists has been found in a box of ‘Artists’ Memorabilia’

Disappointing Result for Sotheby’s Taubman Sale

Art News Daily : 5 November

Acquisitions of the Month: October 2015

William Kentridge’s gift to the George Eastman Museum; rare Picasso heads to Scotland; NGA Washington expands its photography holdings

Airbnb Gets ‘Creative’

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Airbnb have announced a new design project. At least, we think that’s what they mean…

How Flashback Turin is winning contemporary collectors round to historic art

It’s motto? ‘All art is contemporary.’

Russia Bombs Targets in Palmyra

Art News Daily : 4 November

‘Is Pottery Better than Sex?’ The Great Pottery Throw Down Begins

The BBC is sexing up ceramics in Stoke-On-Trent

Fiona Banner’s language-based art relies on its own wit

Can communication ever quite bridge the gap that separates us?

Canada’s New Prime Minister Vows to Increase Cultural Investment

Art News Daily : 3 November

Art Masters of Instagram: 9 Accounts Worth Following

Artists, curators, collectors and dealers are flocking to it. Who should you be watching?

Giacometti: Rebel artist and lifelong mother’s boy

‘It is impossible to paint a portrait’, claimed Giacometti, but that didn’t stop him trying whenever he went home to his family

British Museum Considers Charge for Tour Groups

Art News Daily : 2 November

Out of sight: Unseen Public Collections

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A recent report claimed that public bodies in the UK are keeping £3.5bn worth of art in storage. Is this accurate and what should museums do with objects that they can never display?

Ugo Rondinone’s love letter to John Giorno

The Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone talks to Imelda Barnard about creating an exhibition dedicated to John Giorno, the American avant-garde poet

Letter from Belfast

‘Belfast is like East Berlin after the Wall came down’ – William Cook on the changing face of a divided city

Diary: Rethinking Surrealist sculpture

‘It was worth taking a risk’: Valerie Fletcher presents Surrealist sculpture in a new light at the Hirshhorn Museum