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Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser . 21 April 2011 Articles The main stories posted this week on The Art Newspaper website Video New programmes from The Art Newspaper TV Exhibitions Shows opening from What's On Offers Special promotions from The Art Newspaper Jobs This week's featured vacancy in print In print only: Arts Council takes action against former trustee Public sculpture faces political squeeze Obama opens the door to Cuban artists Law makes photographing Florida farms a crime Race to save Buddhist relics in former Bin Laden camp Art centre stands firm in Gdansk shipyard Islamic centre in Paris to mark 9/11 anniversary Anger over tax rise but Maastricht fair still makes major sales Click for full list of articles in the current issue subscribe The Art Newspaper is available in print and online versions. Subscribe now. unsubscribe You received this email from The Art Newspaper because you are on the Thursday newsletter list. Unsubscribe to permanently remove yourself from this list   leAD Through the looking glass HYDRA, GREECE. Doug Aitken will be taking over the Deste Foundation’s Project Space in an old slaughterhouse on the island of Hydra this June with a new kaleidoscopic, multi-channel video and performance installation featuring actress Chloë Sevigny. Black Mirror, as the project is titled, is “beyond an exhibition…it's a piece that is not defined by medium. For me it was more about starting with a concept and making a more diverse body of work,” Aitken told The Art Newspaper... READ MORE articles Louvre denies pledging to loan Persian artefacts for Tehran exhibition Iran has cut ties with the French institution Russian youth organisation presents Culture Ministry with plywood phallus Gesture was a protest against art collective Voina's award Porcelain thief caught and sentenced But the hunt continues for objects stolen from country houses Iconic Constable sketches cleaned for the first time Works were restored for aesthetic reasons before an international tour Cyrus Cylinder returned to London British Museum welcomes back historic artefact just after Iran severs links with the Louvre International art news in brief Swedish artists fined for making holes in Stockholm, Restitution made easier for Bavarian museums, and more Sofa New York draws new collectors But there is still a noticeable divide from fine art and design fairs The old fares better than the modern Marathon three-day sale of Château de Gourdon collection confirms robustness of Art Deco market Art Cologne benefits from Rhineland collector-base The fair has become better quality, but remains a predominantly local event Shedding light on darkness After a gap of 20 years, a monumental series about the representation of black people in Western art is back on track all articles video Doug Aitken—Playing the Table Artist Doug Aitken talks to Jean Wainwright about his musical sculptures in which he adds an extra dimension to an otherwise mundane object. Demonstrating one of his Sonic Tables he talks about the design process behind these unique pieces of furniture. more videos exhibitions Paris: Life and Luxury Between the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV and the bloody end of Louis XVI during the Revolution came the less dramatic era of Louis XV. “Paris: Life and Luxury” at the J. Paul Getty Museum focuses on the art and objects of his reign, reproducing as closely as possible the everyday lives of members of the Parisian élite. The idea originated in 2004 when Antonia Boström was appointed curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty.... jobs   Manager Public Art Manager Public Art – Auckland, New Zealand Lead a world-class Public Art Programme! Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city; the capital of the country’s contemporary visual arts; and home to...    TICKET OFFER The Inaugural AADLA Spring Show NYC 28 April-2 May Park Avenue Armory, NY Opening Night Preview, Wednesday, April 27 sponsored by 1stdibs.com to benefit the ASPCA. www.springshownyc.com  The Art and Antique Dealers League of America, the oldest association of fine and decorative art specialists in the United States, will bring its collective connoisseurship to the inaugural Spring Show NYC. Sixty-five top dealers will present a sweeping array of fine and decorative art treasures, rare books, and tapestries, ranging from antiquities to 20th C. masterworks. Lectures by noted curators, scholars and designers are included with Fair admission. Exclusive VIP events include tours of private collections and museums. Visit www.springshownyc.com/tanoffer for a special ticket offer.