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The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
A flutter on the next Tate boss; Bob Dylan’s casino gates; and the strange case of the missing Antony Gormley sculpture
Rachel Whiteread takes to the hills on Governors Island
Bit by bit, the former military site in New York Harbor is being transformed into a cultural destination
The dandy from Van Dyck to Oscar Wilde
In advance of its major Oscar Wilde exhibition, the Petit Palais plays host to an event exploring the dandy through history
London’s art fair season begins – but with a few casualties
A round-up of this week’s top art market stories: LAPADA and START Art Fair return to London, but Multiplied and Art16 are no more
A frightening take on the War on Terror at the IWM
Edmund Clark’s eye-opening exhibition will make you think again about the impact and ethics of counter-terrorism and state control
September art fair highlights
London’s LAPADA has a tempting range of offerings, while Fine Art Asia continues to thrive with impressive Chinese and Tibetan objects
How tea changed the history of the world
Nirmal Sethia talks about the Chitra Collection, one of the world’s finest private collection of historical – and explains the true significance of tea
The unhappy fate of Christopher Wren’s city churches
They rose out of the ashes of the Great Fire of London and transformed the city, but several of Wren’s city churches have met with disaster themselves
Elaine Kwok
36, Vice President and Director of Education, Christie’s Asia, Hong Kong
It’s about time Winifred Knights got some attention
The Dulwich Picture Gallery finally spotlights this British modernist, whose work owes much to Renaissance traditions
Drop in the value of sterling attracts global buyers
June’s auctions see works by Moore, Saville and Picardy exceeding expectations, while several museum-worthy pieces change hands
The market is hot for contemporary Chinese ink painting
Contemporary Chinese ink painting is the perfect middleground between the old and the new
Balancing the books at Yale University Press in London
Yale University Press in London is the world’s leading art publisher. What does its recent restructuring say about the press – and about art publishing in general?
The legend of Canoe Lake
Tom Thomson’s sketching trips in the wilderness changed the course of Canadian art, but also claimed his life
Serious business at Parcours des Mondes
The first ever exhibition of Tsogo land pieces and a hairpin made from Zulu ivory are among the highlights at Parcours des Mondes
Artangel’s ambitious new project at Reading Prison is inspired by Oscar Wilde
This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it’s an ambitious feat
Kara Walker’s best dance moves and other musical moments…
It’s been a month of pop/art collaborations, including Frank Ocean’s foray into art publishing, and Madonna’s tempting invitation to Art Basel Miami
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Marina Abramovic is apologetic, a very loose definition of ’Persian’, and Berlin’s pedestrians scandalise Ai Weiwei
Save our museums!
Public collections need eloquent and passionate defenders if they are to thrive in today’s tough climate
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