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The Art Newspaper newsletter, April 21, 2005


Holy tabots to be transferred from British Museum to Ethiopian church
The works will probably never return to the museum- 

LONDON. The British Museum has agreed to transfer its Ethiopian tabots (or
holy tablets) to a church in London. Later this year the Ethiopians are
expected to take over a redundant Anglican church, and a crypt or secure
room will then be set aside to house the symbolically-charged wooden
objects... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11768> 

Rachel Whiteread is next at The Tate Modern, but where are the other Turbine
Hall commissions now?
Most are extremely difficult to redisplay elsewhere- By Emma Beatty 

LONDON. Tate Modern has announced that Rachel Whiteread is the next artist
who has been commissioned to create a site-specific installation for the
gallery’s vast Turbine Hall. Ms Whiteread’s installation... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11767> 


Bacon Estate forces museum to banish Joule material to basement
- By Martin Bailey 

LONDON. The latest row in the Bacon world has erupted in Paris, where the
Musée Picasso was last month forced to banish archival material donated by
Barry Joule... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11766> 


Architects lobby for art district to be saved
- By James MacDonald 


BEIJING. Leading international architects are rallying behind moves to save
the emerging art precinct known as Factory 798 in the Chinese capital, as
demolitions ... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11765>