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The US and Germany fund galleries outside their capital. Why do we think only of London?

Source: The Telegraph UK, Nov 22 2012, 1:02pm CST

In one area, the hegemony has been gradually loosened. In the arts, thanks to sustained and sensible funding, galleries, theatres and music venues have given a new lease of life to cities and towns from Newcastle to Bristol, from Wakefield to my adopte ...

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Local pride

Source: Economist  |   May 23 2013, 6:10pm CDT

THE Hong Kong art market is strong and prosperous, buoyed by low taxes and free of the censorship that inhibits much of the art on the mainland. But the local scene has long felt overshadowed by the big-name ...

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‘Retired’ Artist Pops His Head Back Up

Source: The New York Times  |   May 23 2013, 4:41pm CDT

It seemed a bit far-fetched that Mr. Cattelan, an epic jokester who was just 50 at the time, would stop making art altogether. Now his name is listed among those in the exhibitions opening at the Beyeler Foundation in B ...

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Paul Schimmel Signs With Hauser and Wirth to Launch L.A. Gallery Hauser Wirth and Schimmel

Source: ArtInfo  |   May 23 2013, 3:26pm CDT

May 23, 2013, 4:26 pm Paul Schimmel , the former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, whose abrupt departure last year after 22 years served as something of a tipping point for the museum’s ongoing woes, has ...

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Museum of Art staff joins pilot training scheme in London

Source: SCMP  |   May 23 2013, 3:07pm CDT

A senior government museum employee has been picked to join a pilot training scheme in London intended to raise the profile and international exposure of government arts administrators. Ng Ka-lun, the Museum of Art's ...

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Paul Schimmel joins gallery world, creating Hauser Wirth & Schimmel

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 23 2013, 3:05pm CDT

Schimmel, 58, confirmed that he will be helping the powerhouse gallery, which currently has locations in Zurich, London and New York, to develop a new space in Los Angeles called Hauser Wirth ...

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Thomas Messer

Source: The Telegraph UK  |   May 23 2013, 11:34am CDT

The collection belonged to Peggy Guggenheim who, despite being a poor relation of the family, built up a fabulous collection of art by such figures as de Chirico, Picasso, Giacometti, Dali, Braque, Klee, Miro and Mondrian as well as works by American Abs ...

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A National treasure — Hytner looks back on his greatest hits

Source: The Jewish Chronicle  |   May 23 2013, 8:30am CDT

It was Nicholas Hytner’s third big opening in as many weeks. And how better to follow celebrated productions of Verdi’s Don Carlo starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Royal Opera House and Shakespeare’s Othello with Adrian Lester at th ...

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Tate purchases Constable for £23.1m

Source: The Art Newspaper  |   May 23 2013, 6:57am CDT

Bought by Tate: John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831 The Tate has acquired John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831, from the heirs of Lord Ashton of Hyde for £23.1m, considerably ...

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Chatter: Machete terrorist attack in London

Source: Global Post  |   May 23 2013, 6:34am CDT

What we're hearing right now. British-born Muslim converts hack to death a serving soldier; Obama to announce new restrictions on drones; and the oldest man ever summits Mt. Everest. He is, wait for it, 80. What do you think? *We take you ...

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Oral Questions (UK City of Culture) 21 May 2013

Source: Amber Rudd's Blog  |   May 23 2013, 6:24am CDT

Amber: We very much enjoyed my hon. Friend’s visit. He saw around the Jerwood, which is a fantastic new gallery. Is he not now reconsidering some of his earlier phrases? He must be rather anxious about the high level of compet ...

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