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Zaha Hadid to Design New Iraqi Central Bank After June Attack
Architect Zaha Hadid has been appointed to design a new headquarters for the central bank in Baghdad, two months after an assault on the existing building left at least 15 people dead. Pritzker Prize winner Hadid was born and raised in Baghdad. More...

Group Is Seeking a Legitimate Tag for Graffiti Artists
At the first "Meeting of the Styles" in Patterson, N.J., artists from around the world have been invited to decorate walls at P.S. 14. The Urban Art Foundation will be launched at the meeting, to be an ACLU for those charged with graffiti-related crimes. The group plans to raise legal funds, and to turn high-profile graffiti spots into landmarks. More...

Lending works of art to France is a risky business, warns English Heritage's curator
Curator Josephine Oxley is reluctance to lend items to French museums, fearing how they will be treated, and that the country's galleries are an easy target for thieves. She said during a tour last week: "We wouldn't lend that to the Louvre...They've got a history of damaging items鈥� More...

British Museum evacuated over 'strange smell'
About 8,000 visitors were evacuated on Saturday after a "strange smell" was reported and visitors complained of eye irritation. The building was given the all clear after several hours, and no one required hospital treatment. More...

Internationally Acclaimed Architects and Artists at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, titled 'People meet in architecture', directed by Kazuyo Sejima and organized by la Biennale di Venezia is open to the public until 21st November 2010 in the Giardini, Arsenale and in various locations throughout Venice. More...

Antony Gormley drops 60-tonne load for monumental sculpture
At 26 metres (85ft) tall, 鈥淓xposure鈥� took Scottish pylon-makers and Dutch engineers six years to complete. Poised in the central Netherlands, the crouching figure is already christened de poepende man 鈥� "the shitting man"., and will be formally unveiled in the Netherlands on 17 September. More...

With a Date Set for His "Hope" Trial, Shepard Fairey Airs a Novel Defense Online
The trial begins March 21, over copyright infringement in Fairey's 2008 "Hope" poster, a portrait of Obama as snapped by an AP photographer. To try to win over the public, Fairey published a link to the legal document that outlines his defense. A part of the trial, to help show if his use of Garcia鈥檚 image truly qualifies as fair use, Fairey will demonstrate how he made the poster. More...

Egyptian tycoon offers reward for Van Gogh theft
Billionaire mobile phone chairman Naguib Sawiris has offered a 1-million Egyptian pound ($175,300) reward for information leading to the recovery of the painting stolen from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum. An investigation showed shortcomings in security, with only seven out of 43 security cameras working properly. More...

Ansel Adams trust sues over photographic print sales
The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust wants to stop Rick Norsigian selling images it does not endorse. In July, Mr Norsigian's lawyer said experts concluded "beyond reasonable doubt" the prints were Adams' work. Mr Norsigian said he bought the negatives 10 years ago at a garage sale for $45 (拢34). More...