Heart of gold: exhibitions tune into Peter Simensky’s sculptural radios and celebrate his legacy
The late artist’s ‘pyrite radios’ feature alongside works by his friends, students and collaborators at the Maine College of Art & Design
Comment | This year’s Venice Biennale is filled with thought-provoking reminders of past art disputes
From a contested Richard Prince to the disputed Veroneses, Venice remains one of the best places to see works of art formerly at the centre of legal controversies
New novel on Gertrude Stein paints a partial picture
A fictionalised account of an essayist’s exploration of the writer tells us more about contemporary women than the star quality of its protagonist
Remains of colonial hospital and church discovered in Lima’s historic centre
Walls, floors, human burials and 18th-century tiles have been uncovered in what was once the Hospital and Church of the Holy Spirit in Peru
UK Ministry of Justice spent more than £85,000 removing Banksy mural from the Royal Courts of Justice
According to the BBC, Westminster council has also spent around £60,000 on security measures for a statue the street artist installed in central London in April
Office block developers fight with heritage campaigners over London’s historic Square Mile
The Liverpool Street railway hub and 1 Silk Street are two of the latest contested developments in the heart of the capital, where new skyscrapers are clamouring to be built
From beavers to basketball hoops: a new public art trail opens in Toronto
The Lassonde Art Trail is part of a $1bn redevelopment project to revitalise the city’s relationship with its waterways
Uffizi Galleries in Florence announce ‘unprecedented’ €50m revamp
The programme will include the redesign of displays, the creation of new exhibition space and the installation of new lighting systems
‘We’re astounded and a bit perplexed by it’: colossal 2,500-year-old sculpture discovered at Unesco site in Turkey
The statue gives unique insight into the understudied ancient Lydian civilisation, Turkey’s culture ministry says
‘What’s good for the planet is good for artists’: group launches new Green Manifesto
Recently rebranded artist membership organisation Artists Now has created a guide on how to make creative practices more eco-friendly
