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Maria Lassnig: 1919–2014
The Austrian painter Maria Lassnig has died. Iwan Wirth recalls her good humour and complete devotion to her work
Turner Prize 2014 shortlist announced
Duncan Campbell, Ciara Phillips, James Richards and Tris Vonna-Michell are this year’s nominees
Claude Picasso’s anger at the Picasso Museum’s delayed opening
Pablo Picasso’s son has criticised the French culture ministry for postponing the museum’s reopening
Cornelius Gurlitt dies in Munich
Gurlitt’s cache of art (some of which is believed to have been looted during the Nazi era) had been under scrutiny since last year
‘Wedding Dresses 1775–2014’ opens at the V&A
The Victoria and Albert Museum has opened an exhibition of iconic wedding dress designs
£10 million raised to keep Van Dyck’s last self-portrait in the UK
Sandy Nairne, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, explains its significance
Museums Association director Mark Taylor steps down after 23 years
We asked him to sum up the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today
Warhol’s Amiga Computer Artworks Uncovered After 30 Years
The works, which were created by Warhol in 1985, were trapped on obsolete floppy disks
Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2014: Shortlist Announced
The Art Fund Museum of the Year 2014 shortlist has been announced
Art Outlook: 24 April
‘Slipstream’, Steve McQueen and sex in art… Some of the stories that have caught our eye this week
Art Outlook: 17 April
Flip Art, cut-outs, egg hunts and battle ships… some of the stories that have caught our eye this week
Gerry Judah’s First World War memorial for St Paul’s Cathedral
Judah’s sculptures remember all those affected by war throughout the last century
Art Outlook: 10 April
Big sales have been made and announced this week, and a few high-profile figures have come under fire
Easter Egg Hunt: The Third Imperial Fabergé Easter Egg has resurfaced
Last seen in public in 1902, the extraordinary egg can be found at Wartski in London for four days only
Audio Arts archive published on Tate website
Audio cassette magazine Audio Arts has been made digitally available to the public on the Tate website
Remembering Alan Davie: 1920–2014
Every visit to Alan was an experience to savour. His home and studio was full of colour
Heirlooms from Northumberland Collection to be sold at Sotheby’s
The Duke of Northumberland to sell £15 million of his private art collection to cover the costs of flood damage
‘Olympicopolis’ proposed for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Boris Johnson and Prince Harry visit the Olympic Park ahead of its opening tomorrow
Art Outlook: 3 April
This week Austria refuses the Essl collection, a stolen Bonnard and Gauguin are found, G.U.L.F protests at the Guggenheim and Katy Perry starts an art collection.
Looking Ahead: Anselm Kiefer’s retrospective at the Royal Academy
Kiefer’s first UK retrospective is a major coup for the RA
Handle with Care: Chinese ‘Chicken Cup’ fetches $36 million at auction
Tiny, fragile, and immensely valuable: the Meiyintang ‘Chicken Cup’ broke auction records at Sotheby’s yesterday