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.The Art Newspaper newsletter


MoMA to expand again, but not for a generation
- By Jason Edward Kaufman 

NEW YORK. MoMA has announced that it has acquired land adjacent to its
current building with an eye towards further expansion. At a press event in
May, director Glenn Lowry said that... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11797> 



Austria blocks 400 promised loans from Albertina

A struggle over conservation has led to the cancellation of the Schiele
exhibition at the Royal Academy in London- By Martin Bailey 

LONDON. A dispute between the Albertina and the Austrian authorities is
having a severe impact on foreign loans. The Art Newspaper can reveal that
this has now led to the cancellation... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11796> 


Have two new Imperial Fabergé eggs surfaced in Russia?
Leading jewellery experts are not so convinced, but refuse to say so
publicly- By John Varoli 

MOSCOW. A group of Russian collectors thought to include some of Russia’s
richest oil barons is claiming to own two Fabergé Easter eggs made for the
Tsar. The eggs... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11795> 


Indian contemporary art makes record $3.7 million
Some say market will make $1 billion within six years- By Darryl D’Monte 

MUMBAI. At Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions of contemporary Indian art,
held a day apart in New York at the end of March, almost all the paintings
on offer found eager buyers. Christie’s set a record... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11794>