March 15 | A daily digest of art news

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It’s over between the Tate and BP, after 26 blissful (read: controversial) years of partnership the petrol giant is to end its financial support of the museum. Over recent years the group Liberate Tate have worked tirelessly in opposition to the partnership. An important moment in the activists’ campaign came when it was revealed that BP had donated only £3.8 million between 1990 and 2006, a sum that many believe the Tate could have done without.

The corporation cited budget difficulties inciting the decision. A detailed report of the separation is available on Arts Professional.

Five Francis Bacon paintings have been stolen from the home of a collector, a friend of the artist, the works were valued at a total of €30 million. The story broke in El Pais, more information on The Guardian.


There is a new director arriving at the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Nice (MAMAC) in France. The institution had been without a director since Gilbert Perlein left for retirement. Hélène Guenin succeeded Perlein on March 7. More information via Connaissance des Arts.


Jeffrey Deitch is heading home. Next summer, the gallerist, and director of the LACMA from 2010 to 2013, is returning to his Soho gallery at 18 Wooster Street. In the interim the space has been occupied by the Swiss Institute under Simon Castets, who are yet to announce their next move. More on  Art News.