leAD  LONDON. Museums and heritage sites are leasing out space during the 2012 Olympics for national houses, including the Docklands Museum, Somerset House, Marble Arch, Old Billingsgate Market and Alexandra Palace. The two-month deals will typically each bring in several hundred thousand pounds. National houses are set up during the Olympics to provide VIP entertainment space, a venue for events for medal-winners, media facilities and office accommodation. Only a handful of deals have been confirmed, but 30 or so countries are likely to set up luxurious camps in London. READ MORE
articles The new version—this time an infant's skull cast in platinum and pavé set with pink and white diamonds—will inaugurate Gagosian's new space in Hong Kong Private report cites "poor management" and "bad luck" Culture professionals fear that the items may never return to France Poland's first purpose-built modern art museum prematurely launched before any art has even been installed The antiquity could fetch a record price for an African work of art when it is sold at Sotheby's in London on 17 February The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council will cease to exist in March 2012 Greece's continuing economic crisis claims another victim The contemporary art museum will draw up a long-term plan for the site's restoration and preservation all articles
video  Inspired in part by the Zapruder films of the Kennedy assassination which were analysed frame by frame during the inquest, Naeem looks at how his work is viewed in the gallery space, in particular pieces dealing with the assassination of the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Interview by Jean Wainwright.
 In a rare english interview Ai Weiwei talks about his work 'Bubble', a series of deep blue porcelain balls arranged in lines on Watson Island near Downtown Miami.
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jobs The London office of The Art Newspaper is seeking a new member of the team to join our production department. You will check artwork ready for printing and create PDF's. You will also be responsible for designing advertisements for clients, so excellent communication skills together with creative flair are essential. The Art Newspaper is looking for a full-time editorial assistant to work in our New York office, ideally starting in March 2011. Core duties include administration for the editorial department, picture research and rights clearance, and researching and entering exhibition listings, and attendance data. There will be some scope for researching and writing basic news stories and exhibitions previews. A demonstrable fascination with the workings of the art world is essential. all jobs
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