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A New York federal judge has rejected Lamar partial summary judgement in the case

In further news: Syria’s National Museum in Damascus reopens; and a protest at the British Museum’s protest-themed show

Shows featuring counterfeit work by the Japanese artist Kusama and her compatriot Takashi Murakami, have appeared in at least six Chinese cities

At an extraordinary press conference yesterday, some key clues were given away as to what to expect from the artist at Venice

In further news: German pavilion announces artist for Venice; Emmanuel Macron urges art world to fight extremism

The image of a young shirtless protester clutching a Palestinian flag drew art-historical comparisons on Twitter

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Canadian doctors are experimenting with a new initiative combating physical and mental ailments

Along with other prominent figures, the British architect has stepped down from Neom’s advisory board following Jamal Khashoggi’s death

In further news: world’s biggest arts venue lands in Taiwan; Brooklyn’s Signal gallery to close

An outward-turned left eye featured in da Vinci’s portraits suggest a disorder which helped him paint three-dimensional scenes

The oil giant has ended its 12-year sponsorship deal with the London museum

In further news: Tate remembers London’s forgotten women heroes; Pop artist Mel Ramos dies aged 83

The collection of ivory and lacquer Japanese miniatures, which survived Nazi looting, will be loaned to the Jewish Museum

In a new video, the artist claims that his rigged frame was supposed to destroy Girl With Balloon in its entirety

A new GBP£1.8m scheme aims to support socially isolated people

The restoration of the masterpiece will be performed live, on public display and streamed online

In further news: Pro-refugee obelisk to stay in Kassel, Natural History Museum under fire over Saudi event

Girl with Balloon, which appeared to self-destruct at a Sotheby’s auction last week, has been reborn

In further news: San Francisco decrees 30 percent of public art must depict women; Dutch museums find Nazi-looted art

Hank Willis Thomas’s For Freedoms platform hopes to foster civic engagement with the ‘largest creative collaboration in US history’