Lead  LONDON/MOSCOW. Russia’s cultural “cold war” with the UK has quietly ended, following earlier claims that the British Council was “a nest of spies”. Four years ago there were serious threats against the personal safety of council staff in Moscow. The détente will be symbolised by the unveiling on 14 July of a statue to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (a copy of a Russian original), which is to be erected outside the British Council’s headquarters off the Mall, within sight of Buckingham Palace. ...READ MORE all articles  
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 CHICAGO. “Avant-garde Art in Everyday Life” at the Art Institute of Chicago is the first exhibition at the museum to focus on the constructivist movement, revolving around the works of six artists: John Heartfield, Gustav Klutsis, El Lissitzky, Ladislav Sutnar, Karel Teige and Piet Zwart. The display, curated by Matthew Witkovsky, is largely made up of works from the collection of Robert and June Leibowits, who donated 1,000 pieces of central and eastern European avant-garde art and design to the museum in spring 2009.... all exhibitions jobs This full-time paid editorial internship from August to October requires someone with a serious ambition to build a career in journalism, especially art journalism, allied with enthusiasm, reliability and willingness to work hard. all jobs | 
