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The best exhibitions this week in London, from Donna Huddleston to Simnikiwe Buhlungu (September 9 to 16)

We pick the best art shows to enjoy this week

Evening Standard

‘It never feels like you can’t do something’: How Project Onward’s artists with disabilities strengthen each other

A gallery created a support system and lifeline for artists with disabilities to create together and give each other feedback.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police interview man in connection with suspected British Museum thefts

No arrests made and Met is working with museum, which said last week it had sacked a member of staff

The Guardian - UK

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‘Grabbing you by the lapels’: a history of eye-catching NYC subway posters

Since the 1940s, the School of Visual Arts has been making alluring posters to brighten up the New York City subway, now being celebrated in a new exhibition

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of items ‘missing’ from British Museum since 2013

Police investigating after exhibits including gold coins and silver necklaces disappear

The Guardian - UK

Toppled, eaten, pooed on, licked, rusted and stolen: life’s tough for the treasures of Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Its works by Moore, Hepworth and Gormley are priceless. But they are at risk – from toxic bird poo, shifting tree roots and 400,000 greasy humans. We spend a day with the team keeping everything safe

The Guardian - UK

Sharan Apparao’s ‘Ruminations on India’ showcases important signposts in modern and contemporary Indian art

Featuring 96 artists and over 150 artworks, the Ruminations on India exhibition by Apparao Galleries explores the journey towards post-colonial stylistics in Indian art

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Best art prints to make your home look like a museum

Adorn your walls with original prints from your favourite artists

Evening Standard

Artix 2023 | The hotel as art district

Forty-three rooms at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in New Delhi have been converted into galleries and salons to host Artix, India’s first hotel art fair

The Hindu

Hundreds of items missing from British Museum since 2013, records show

A Greek silver coin, a 4th-century Roman coin and a German coin disappeared from the museum in April 2014.

The Independent UK

Degree Show 2023 by students of the College of Fine Arts in Thiruvananthapuram explores a melange of emotions

outgoing batch of the college of fine arts in thiruvananthapuram holds an exhibition of their works in different media

The Hindu

First centre depicting UK role in anti-apartheid struggle to open in London

Focusing on movement’s history and legacy, centre will be housed in former ANC HQ bombed by South African police in 1982

The Guardian - UK

London artist who brought workshop ‘back from dead’ wins Shed of the Year award

Archie Proudfoot’s Frankenshed was up against 200 entrants.

The Independent UK

British Museum director says extent of missing items was ‘not revealed’ in 2021

Hartwig Fischer says person who first raised concerns is believed to have ‘had many more items in his possession’

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Greek archaeologists claim British Museum losses show Parthenon Marbles not safe

Legal action is being taken by the museum against an unnamed member of staff, who has been sacked.

Evening Standard

British Museum ‘must work on better catalogue to stop more theft’

More than 1,500 items have reportedly been taken from the Museum over 20 years

The Guardian - US

South-east Asian countries demand Denver museum return looted artefacts

Officials from Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand accuse the Denver Art Museum of possessing stolen antiquities and asked for return of eight pieces that were looted from temples and historical sites

The Independent UK

MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

Legal action is being taken by the museum against an unnamed member of staff, who has been sacked.

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Art dealer ‘alerted British Museum to thefts two years ago’ but was told there’s ‘no evidence of wrongdoing’

The British Museum was warned precious artefacts were allegedly being stolen and sold online two years ago but bosses insisted “all objects were accounted for”, it is reported.

The Independent UK

Couple reveals why they are giving up van life and selling vehicle for $226,000

Couple purchased Mercedes Benz 2021 Sprinter van for $60,000

The Guardian - UK

Beyond help: Rishi Sunak’s bee portrait gets stinging criticism

UK prime minister’s nursery school insect painting compared to ‘barely standing’ Tory policy

The Guardian - UK

Don’t smear our museums – they are not all institutionally corrupt

Letters: Harry Dickinson and Daniel Smernicki on a report that said thefts by staff are a common problem in museums

Evening Standard

OPINION - David Aaronovitch: Censorship to avoid causing offence is still just censorship

It’s tempting to see some culture wars-based arguments as petty, but any threat to freedom of speech is a real danger

Evening Standard

OPINION - The British Museum has outdone itself in neglect

THE founder of the British Museum, Hans Sloane (as in Square) was a shocker in some respects — as a doctor in Jamaica he owned slaves — but in a fundamental way he benefited us all.

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners, cruising and Bruce Lee: how the world caught up with artist Martin Wong

The Chinese-American’s queer, multilingual painting’s used to be difficult to decode. But as a new retrospective of his politically prophetic work becomes a surprise summer hit, has his time finally come?

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