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Museum of Fascism planned for Mussolini’s birthplace

Art News Daily : 18 February

18 Feb 2016

Loss of Westport House signals wider problems for Ireland’s heritage

Historic property goes on sale after long battle for the Browne family

18 Feb 2016

A history of Kanye Western art

Kanye West thinks he’s Picasso or Michelangelo – but Rakewell is not so sure

17 Feb 2016

Has the BBC made art boring?

If anything, the corporation should be taken to task for its desperate bid for accessibility

17 Feb 2016

Painting and ceramics collide in Betty Woodman’s work

The octogenarian’s first solo show in a UK institution is a riot of colour and character

17 Feb 2016

Russian dissident disqualified from top art prize

Art News Daily : 17 February

17 Feb 2016

Christo prepares to walk on water

Christo and his wife and collaborator Jeanne-Claude wanted to walk on water nearly 40 years ago. The Floating Piers project this summer will achieve their dream.

16 Feb 2016

Regional museums: Melvyn Bragg weighs in on the debate

Art News Daily: 16 February

16 Feb 2016

The importance of death in everyday Egyptian life

In ancient Egypt funeral objects were as important in daily life as they were in the afterlife

16 Feb 2016

Prado cancels loan of two Bosch works

Art News Daily : 15 February

15 Feb 2016

The shows worth seeing in London this week

The art shows worth seeing in London this fortnight, from Naum Gabo’s subtle prints at Alan Cristea, to Jo Spence’s harrowing final work

15 Feb 2016

The museum of Cornish pasties and a peek inside Vincent’s bedroom

The Cornish pasty museum and now booking: Van Gogh’s bedroom on Airbnb

14 Feb 2016

How the nuclear age made its mark on sculpture

The fear of nuclear disaster haunted the forms and materials of post-war sculpture

14 Feb 2016

Shake-up at French culture ministry

Art News Daily : 12 February

12 Feb 2016

A more sensible market for post-war and contemporary sales

But it’s far from doom and gloom

12 Feb 2016

Boris Johnson under fire over Norton Folgate decision

Art News Daily : 11 February

11 Feb 2016

The march of time at Modern Art Oxford: Celebrating 50 years

An ambitious year-long survey celebrates Modern Art Oxford’s great moments since its founding 50 years ago

11 Feb 2016

Egyptology from the point of view of Egyptians

Review of a groundbreaking study of overlooked 20th-century scholars

11 Feb 2016

Is it still possible to stop the Garden Bridge?

Another week, another controversy. Can opponents of the Garden Bridge project still make their voices heard?

10 Feb 2016

Rear views: the backs of paintings are well worth a look

An intriguing exhibition in Milan questions which side of a painting we should pay attention to

10 Feb 2016

The YBA demolition jobs causing a sensation near you

Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst are building and burrowing in London – but at what cost, asks Rakewell

9 Feb 2016

Is street art an effective form of protest? Don’t Banksy on it

Commercial interest in the medium threatens to undermine it

9 Feb 2016