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Drawing in space: the 3D printing pen
Will the public get behind the 3D printing pen, which lets you draw in mid air?
Decorated and Replicated: the Cave of Pont-d’Arc
The Decorated Cave of Pont-d’Arc is 36,000 years old and the oldest cultural property on UNESCO’s lists. Its new replica is set to open in 2015.
Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, will retire in 2015
The National Gallery has announced Nicholas Penny’s intention to retire from his role as director
Art Outlook: 19 June
The V&A in China; Brad Pitt in Glasgow; Manifesta in Russia; and the Chapman Brothers at home in Hastings…
Gallery: De Morgan Foundation’s Painting Conservation Campaign
A number of paintings in the De Morgan Foundation collection are urgently in need of conservation
The De Morgan Centre in Wandsworth will close on 28 June
The De Morgan Foundation is seeking a new home for its collection
All eyes on the Panthéon: JR’s latest installation
The Panthéon in Paris has been taken over by a sea of faces…
The most famous bed in art? Tracey Emin’s ‘My Bed’ is up for sale
Tracey Emin isn’t the only artist to turn her attention to the humble bed
Priced out of the Piscine: the Piscine Molitor reopens in Paris
The newly-renovated Piscine Molitor has finally reopened, but concerns have been raised over its high entrance fees
German photographer Michael Schmidt has died
The news comes just days after the photographer was awarded the fifth Prix Pictet
Salvage efforts continue at the Glasgow School of Art
70% of the contents of the Glasgow School of Art have been salvaged by firefighters after a major blaze
Major blaze at the Glasgow School of Art
Fire crews are tackling a major blaze at the iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building on Renfrew Street
‘Consumption’: The Fifth Prix Pictet Shortlist
Eleven photographers have been shortlisted for this year’s Prix Pictet on the theme of ‘Consumption’
Cutting off: Alison Watt’s tapestry for Scottish Opera unveiled at Dovecot Studios
A cutting off ceremony is an artistic drama like no other
Art Outlook: 15 May
Some of the stories, reviews and discussions we’ve spotted online this week
Tate St Ives reopens with an exhibition of ‘International Exchanges’
Gallery: A selection of images from the summer exhibition at Tate St Ives
Anne Baldassari, President of the Musée Picasso, dismissed over renovation
President of the Musée Picasso, Anne Baldassari, has been dismissed by the French Culture Ministry
Sturtevant, forerunner of ‘appropriation art’ has died
The enigmatic artist famous for her ‘repetitions’ of contemporary artists’ work, died this week
Preview: Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, ‘The Strange City’ (Monumenta 2014)
The Kabakovs have created a maze-like installation under the glass roof of the Grand Palais
Postage paid: Sotheby’s stamp estimated at $10–20million
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive