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In further news: Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke win Nobel prizes in literature; ‘censored’ Aichi Triennale reopened

The late New York artist’s famed ‘anti-crack painting’ in East Harlem has been undergoing restoration since the summer

In further news: Jeff Koons’ controversial sculpture unveiled in Paris; contract agreed between New Museum management and employees’ union 

The decision comes as activists promise the ‘biggest protest yet’ at the British Museum over oil funding

We spoke to a 16-year-old activist about why she’s co-signed a letter threatening to boycott the Royal Shakespeare Company

In further news: ImageNet removes 600,000 images after art project reveals AI racial bias; Olafur Eliasson appointed UN ambassador

In further news: Trump’s wall risks damaging archaeological sites; Khadija Saye’s prints to fund arts education scheme

We spoke to MIT’s artist-in-residence about the new substance – which absorbs 99.995 percent of incoming light

In further news: Daniel Buren painting slashed at Paris’s Centre Pompidou; Ai Weiwei protests Haus der Kunst’s layoffs

The theft at Blenheim Palacetakes its place among the most notable robberies in recent art history

In further news: David Adjaye tipped to design Nigerian museum for looted Benin treasures; Hillary Clinton reads her emails in Venice

In further news: 370 artists and cultural workers sign statement protesting gender discrimination in Japan; Mexican artist Francisco Toledo dies aged 79

Kojo Abudu wins the 2019 prize for his review of Lee Ufan’s exhibition at kamel mennour, Paris

In further news: The Met is hiring its first full-time curator of Native American art; Michael Rakowitz named Nasher Prize laureate

The London-based filmmaker will work on site in close ‘proximity to the gallery’s collection, research and teams’

The menstrual cup is now part of the London museum’s ongoing project which responds to major design moments

Visitors to the artist’s 2020 retrospective will be invited to squeeze between a pair of nude performers

In further news: German arts collective to install tank to protest far right; Greek prime minister willing to trade ancient artefacts for Parthenon marbles loan

Peter Meijer called the performers ‘special souls’ who needed to be ‘protected’

In further news: Caroline Lucas to curate exhibition; Australian gallery defends itself against self-censorship claims