Maria Balshaw

Tate Director Maria Balshaw and artist Claudette Johnson talk about new acquisitions for the national collection

Works acquired for the national collection by Sonia Boyce, Georgio Griffa, Claudette Johnson and Johanna Unzueta

In further news: France moves to repatriate African artefacts; salvaged segment of London housing estate Robin Hood Gardens heads to Venice

Tate’s artist in residence Liv Wynter calls director Maria Balshaw’s comments on harassment a ‘slap in the face’

In other news: Artforum responds to #NotSurprised call for boycott of the magazine; Maria Balshaw apologizes for harassment comments

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Hannah Black, Mary Beth Edelson and Dorothy Iannone selected by jury

Nicholas Serota calls for freedom of movement to be protected after Brexit; Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi resigns from DiEM25; Pierrette Bloch dies

Maria Balshaw to become new Tate director; exhibitors list announced for Frieze New York 2017; Labour MP to direct the V&A Museum

Sam Thorne invites ten curators to reveal how they envision the museum 25 years from now