Art news from around the world:

The art piece that was going to be the centerpiece of the UK’s Olympics festival has been rejected and denied funding.

Enforced silence encourages fakes – so let’s be open about authenticity issues.

It looks incomplete, but Europe’s largest contemporary art center is now open – and the look is part of the design.

French art museums don’t have much French art – but now there is new hope for the French contemporary art scene.

Will Google Art give new life to Indian art museums that badly need it?

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