Tijuana. (nathangibbs/Flickr)

Here are some handsome install shots of Lutz Bacher’s show at Portikus in Frankfurt. [Mousse]

Artforum visits the Bidoun Projects benefit in London. [Artforum]

“Can the arts save [Tijuana]?” [Aeon]

Unesco is in the process of raising funds to help restore Timbuktu cultural treasures damaged by rebels in Mali. [The Art Newspaper]

Emily Sundblad’s illustrations for La Monnaie Vivante. [ABAB]

Christie’s will hold a Brooklyn Museum benefit auction, selling work by younger artists. [Artdaily]

London’s Agnew’s gallery, which is closing, plans to sell its archives. [The Art Newspapers]

“An unknown amateur artist’s paintings are set to make his family £200,000 because abandoned work by Francis Bacon was found hidden on the back.” [The Daily Mail]

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