leAD  "In the sense of trying to comprehend all that's happened I am in shock. That it has been five years, with never the possibility of airing the defence—it was a very long time," Marion True, former antiquities curator of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, told the New Yorker. Earlier last month in Rome, she saw charges against her of conspiring to receive antiquities that had been illegally excavated and exported from Italy, dismissed. The case was closed after a marathon five-year trial because the statute of limitations had expired.. READ MORE
articles Technology developed for rock concert light shows is now being used for conservation purposes Budgets for public art—in all its forms—now provide a major income stream for artists, and some of these sources are under threat, says Modus Operandi director Vivien Lovell Art deco expert who claims the piece is not by Ruhlmann has uncovered a photo from 1939 that describes it as the work of other decorators from his studio French contemporary artist to show in Versailles gardens, Rijksmuseum's weapon of choice, Venice to remain more wheel-chair friendly until 2011, and more Report suggests dealers perform particularly well, but auction houses less strong The answer is bound up with economics, taste, supply and the global expansion of the art market all articles
video  Cartier Award winner Simon Fujiwara created a stir at the 2010 Frieze Art Fair with his Frozen installation which gave the impression the fair was constructed over the ruins of a long forgotten Roman city. Interview by Jean Wainwright..
Shaun Gladwell and Maddest Maximus  Shaun Gladwell talks to Jean Wainwright at the 2009 Venice Biennale where his work Maddest Maximus is on display in the Australian Pavillion. Influenced by the movie Mad Max before venturing into the outback of Australia himself, Shaun explores the scale and lonliness of this vast landscape with his recreation of the car from the film.
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exhibitions  The British Museum has transformed its Reading Room into a labyrinth of chambers and passages to recreate the perilous journey an ancient Egyptian could expect to take after death. Using illustrated chapters from the Book of the Dead as a guide, visitors are armed with the necessary tools and magical spells needed to complete this process.
all exhibitions jobs The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum seeks a creative and dynamic leader for the position of Director. Founded in 1876, the museum was one of the first academic museums in the United States. It serves as a multidisciplinary cultural laboratory for the college, with a comprehensive permanent collection of over 16,000 objects, and is actively used in teaching by faculty and students. A lively schedule of innovative and intellectually rigorous exhibitions and programs complements the rotating installations of works of art from the museum's own holdings. all jobs offers Crunch 2010 This year's Crunch welcomes Laura Marling, Bianca Jagger, Marc Quinn, Julia Peyton-Jones, Martin Creed, Ekow Eshun, Brian Eno, Paul Morley, Matthew Collings, Sarah Thornton, Man Like Me, the Great British Art Debate and many more. The Art Newspaper is offering readers an exclusive discounted Festival Pass, giving access to all art debates, solo talks, intimate gigs and spectacular pyrotechnic shows. Click here: http://www.artfestivalathay.org/festival-pass-special-offer | 
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