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The week in art news – White House sets terms for sales of Hunter Biden’s paintings
Plus: South Korea is to build a new museum for the Samsung art collection and the co-directors of Artangel are stepping down after 30 years
Cultural evolution – ‘Epic Iran’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, reviewed
A whirlwind journey through 5,000 years of Iranian civilisation charts change and continuity in a culture that has absorbed all manner of influences
Going to the doge’s – the Palazzo Grimani puts on a powerful display
At the Palazzo Grimani, more classical sculptures can now be seen in the splendid rooms in which they were once displayed
Flight of fancy – the spectacle of the Spanish Steps
Sitting on the steps is now forbidden – but for centuries, the monumental staircase has been one of Rome’s most theatrical attractions
Roped in: the acrobatic builders repairing Italy’s historic domes and bridges
A troupe of nimble-footed technicians has been drafted in to restore monuments up and down the country – without a scaffold in sight
Returns policy – The Brutish Museums by Dan Hicks, reviewed
Is it enough for Western museums to say how they came by their colonial-era artefacts – or should they just give them back?
In the studio with… Michael Landy
Unsurprisingly, the artist who once destroyed all his possessions keeps an entirely clutter-free studio
The week in art news – In Canada, protestors topple statues of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II
Plus: Berlin Museums may return Benin Bronzes as early as next year and a construction worker has admitted stealing a Picasso and a Mondrian from the National Gallery in Athens
Aesthetic prowess: the artists who competed for Olympic gold
The early Olympic games of the modern era set out to celebrate both ‘muscle and mind’ – which meant that artists were in the mix for medals
The Courtauld takes a punt on the queen of online gambling
The Courtauld has named its new exhibition galleries after Bet365 billionaire Denise Coates – and Rakewell has a suggestion for the exhibition programme
Mugs, jugs and modern art – Ben Nicholson at Pallant House, reviewed
The painter had a keen eye for crockery – and the best pieces from his collection got to star in his art
Our pick of this year’s London Art Week
The galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are open again – with all manner of masterpieces on offer
In the studio with… Reginald Sylvester II
The New York-based painter loves working alone in his studio, but its high ceilings have encouraged him to work on larger canvases – and he’s running out of room
Tim Berners-Lee said the World Wide Web was for everyone, so why has he sold its source code as an NFT?
The sale at auction raises complex questions about who owns the internet today
Will unions make a difference at US museums?
Union drives have accelerated during the pandemic, but museum workers have been frustrated with management for years, write Dana Kopel and Maxwell L. Anderson
Bourse majeure – François Pinault’s palace of art
The former stock exchange building in Paris has been filled with blue-chip art from the French billionaire’s collection
Food for thought at the Museum of the Home
With Apollo’s food column to fill, Thomas Marks heads to the reimagined museum in East London to inspect its kitchens
What did Napoleon really want from his architects?
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of ancient Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own
The week in art news – George Osborne to chair the board of the British Museum
Plus: Teddy Roosevelt’s statue will lose its spot outside the American Museum of Natural History, and more stories
Poor Matt Hancock – he could still be taking it easy as culture secretary
The beleaguered health secretary probably enjoyed the culture brief more than his current role
Four sports that have produced some half-decent art
Sport nowhere for most of last year – and now sport everywhere. But there is some passable sport art out there, we promise…
Pulling power – the murky magic of magnet fishing
It’s the aquatic cousin to metal detecting – and an increasing number of devotees are casting off into rivers and canals in search of trash and treasure
How to cook like a minimalist architect
Recipes from the table of John Pawson are as pared-back as his architecture – which is all a little too perfect
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