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Hayward Gallery moves north of the river for one-off show
Our daily round-up of news from the art world Hayward Gallery & Vinyl Factory announce major off-site show | The Hayward…
Italy’s global search for new directors to safeguard culture and heritage
Art News Daily : 31 May
It’s culture vs the UK culture secretary in the Great British Brexit Debate
Artists and cultural figures have declared themselves for the ‘In’ campaign. Must make for some tricky meetings with the culture secretary…
How Tate Modern transformed London – and beyond
As the new Tate Modern opens, leading museum directors and critics assess the impact the museum has had since it opened in 2000
It’s the job of both artists and museums to reevaluate the past
Art can play a key role in recovering forgotten or neglected histories, and challenging received ideas
The tragedy and triumph of a British architect in New Delhi
Arthur Gordon Shoosmith showed great promise but built very little – though he did design a magnificent church in New Delhi
‘800 years of oppression!’ Ireland’s contemporary art biennial
The latest edition of EVA International tackles issues of postcolonialism at home and abroad
What does the Jameel Prize mean for contemporary Islamic art?
The award seeks to inspire a Renaissance in Islamic art, and is deliberately casting its net wide
Time regained: a lost rococo clock is found
An outstanding 18th-century clock made for a Hanoverian prince has resurfaced
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
A prank ‘artwork’ at SFMOMA, and art thieves caught on camera in Madrid
Acquisitions of the Month: May 2016
May’s acquisitions include rare signed etchings by Picasso and photography by the Victorian pioneer Oscar Gustav Rejlander
Refreshingly partisan: David King’s homage to John Heartfield
The graphic designer, writer, editor, photographer, and researcher David King died earlier this month. His last book was a collection of John Heartfield’s pioneering photo montages
The musical forms of Fausto Melotti
Fausto Melotti’s sculptures ingeniously blur the line between figurative and abstract forms and his work deserves to be better known
Wallace Collection appoints Xavier Bray as new director
It will take both ambition and creative thinking to lead the museum: thankfully, Bray’s record so far suggests he has plenty of both
Why the history of photography starts north of the border
Photography flourished in Scotland during its early development in the mid 19th century
Coronation Street joins the northern renaissance
A Coronation Street character is heading to art school. What’s next, the Turner Prize?
Fitting the entire universe into an art gallery
Katie Paterson once beamed Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to the moon and back. At the Lowry, she continues to explore the vastness of space
Antique ivory poses no threat to elephant conservation: in fact, it needs protection itself
Antiques dealers have cause for concern, but there’s also an opportunity to broaden the debate…
Factories, fine art and starry skies in rural Finland
The Serlachius Museums in Mänttä are an admirable example of how art can flourish outside Helsinki
Irish ire over heritage ‘downgrade’
The term’s been dropped from the title of the government department in charge of culture