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In Brief: Record visitor numbers for 2017 Venice Biennale; prizewinners announced for 83rd London Group Open

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News briefing featuring national and international stories, including: Art Basel and Adidas settle trademark lawsuit; James Richards’ Wales in Venice commission to be shown in Cardiff and Edinburgh.

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Conserving contemporary art: practice, theory and the Documenta institute

by Laura Harris

In the midst of a growth in performative and participatory art at international art biennials, Documenta recently confirmed the site of a new permanent institute in Kassel. Inspired by an academic conference on conserving contemporary art, Laura Harris assesses the challenges the institute faces in a climate where the experiential is increasingly taking precedence over the art object.