Members of the art world gather to pay tribute to artist Jeanne-Claude during a memorial service at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8645819.stm
Some of the UK’s most esteemed artists are to be showcased at the British Art Show – the survey of contemporary art held every five years. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8644533.stm
The author Alan Sillitoe, one of the “Angry Young Men” of British fiction in the 1950s, has died aged 82, his family says. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8642720.stm
A Francis Bacon painting, worth up to £6m, fails to sell at an auction in London. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8639173.stm
A collection of paintings by artists including Picasso, Cezanne and Derain, which lay undiscovered in a vault for 40 years, will be sold this summer. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8639659.stm
British playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is to receive a Tony Award recognising his lifetime’s work, organisers announce. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8636979.stm
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and Doctor Who’s Matt Smith are announced as some of the highlights for this year’s Proms. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8637070.stm
Five men accused of conspiring to extort £4.25m for the return of a Leonardo da Vinci painting are cleared. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8630172.stm
A book that attempts to demystify mathematics for people put off the subject at school is nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8636011.stm
Acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil are to stage a live touring show featuring the songs of the late Michael Jackson. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8634153.stm
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