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Print Isn’t Dead As Christie’s Relies On Print Catalog After Cyberattack Takes Control Of Website
via nytimes.comThe auction house said that “the marquee sales that account for nearly half of its annual revenue would continue, despite the company having lost control of its official website last Thursday in a hack that is testing the loyalty of its ultrawealthy clients amid its spring auctions.” – The New York Times -
Navajo Artist Melissa Cody Reclaims a Sacred Symbol That the Nazis Weaponized
via artnews.comA version of this essay originally appeared in Reframed, the Art in America newsletter about art that surprises us and works that get us worked up. Sign up here to receive it every Thursday.In Melissa Cody’s 2014 weaving Good Luck, a figure known as Rainbow Man is represented as an electrical cord, his lower half culminating in a two-pronged plug. His tubular body encircles the phrase GOOD LUCK, and beneath those words, there’s a somewhat unexp -
Anti-apartheid art, Keith Haring graffiti and new life for fallen trees – the week in art
via theguardian.comA retrospective of South African artist Gavin Jantjes, new works by Zanele Muholi and Charles Lutyens’ insights as an art therapist – all in your weekly dispatchGavin Jantjes: To Be Free!
A retrospective of the South African artist who has spent much of his life in Britain, originally as a political exile in the apartheid era.• Whitechapel Gallery, London, from 12 June until 1 September Continue reading... -
Archibald prize 2024: Laura Jones wins $100,000 for portrait of Tim Winton
via theguardian.comDecision was announced at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from SaturdayHow to win the Archibald prize: what a century of data tells usArchibald prize 2024 finalists: Julian Assange, Tony Armstrong, Chloé Hayden and more – in picturesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailLaura Jones has won the 2024 Archibald prize for her portrait of Australian author Tim Winton.Announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, the winning wo -
Orlando Museum of Art Responds to Amended Countersuit from Ex-Director
via artnews.comThe Orlando Museum of Art has responded to an amended lawsuit filed by its former director, Aaron De Groft, denying his allegations of defamation. The museum has also voiced support for its board chair, whose public statements regarding De Groft’s involvement in the 2022 Basquiat forgery scandal were cited in the lawsuit.“OMA denies it committed any of the unlawful actions alleged in the Amended Counterclaim and denies De Groft is entitled to any of the relief sought,” reads th -
Blue Shrine Room with Frescos Depicting Female Figures Unearthed at Pompeii
via artnews.comAn ancient Roman shrine room was discovered during recent excavations by archaeologists at the Pompeii Archaeological Park.The 86-square-foot sacrarium features painted blue walls decorated with female figures depicting the four seasons of the year, along with allegories of agriculture and shepherding. The room’s color is notably rare, and would have demarcated it as a place of importance for ritual activities and storing sacred objects.“Pompeii is truly a treasure chest that never c -
An Exhibition in Mumbai Looks at India’s ‘Liminal Gaps’
via artnews.comAt the center of Mumbai is a sterilized development called the Bandra-Kurla-Complex (BKC) that was built over marshy land and surrounded by (now) depleted rivers. Today, it commands the highest real estate rates in India, and continues to develop as the commercial colossus within the country’s financial capital, home to the largest number of billionaires in Asia.And at the center of the BKC is the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, opened last year by art patron Nita Mukesh Ambani, whose -
New York’s 47 Canal, a Longtime Chinatown Gallery, Decamps for SoHo
via artnews.comNew York’s 47 Canal, a gallery that was founded in Chinatown in 2011 and has remained there ever since, will leave the neighborhood it has long called home, reopening in SoHo next month. The gallery announced the news in an email blast Thursday.Founded by Margaret Lee and Oliver Newton, the gallery, one of the most closely watched commercial art spaces in Chinatown, has been located at 291 Grand Street since 2014. It officially opened in 2011 on Canal Street, though the gallery grew out of -
Is Technological Change Outrunning Our Ability To Evolve?
via phys.orgThe modern world is replete with things that make our once-adaptive instincts go awry. – Phys.org -
How Spotify Got Itself Into Several Great Big Messes At Once
via msn.com“(CEO Daniel) Ek probably isn’t too bothered by the lawsuits, or the burdens of running a (post-massive-layoffs) operation, or outrage … over a more expensive plan to ‘justify adding things (they) don’t want’ that undercuts the artists whose work makes Spotify what it is. At least the stock price is resurging.” – Slate -
Broadway Box Office Grosses And Attendance Are Basically Flat From Last Season. That’s Worse Than It Sounds.
“‘Every year our expenses go up at least five percent, if not more, because we so outpace inflation,’ says Ken Davenport, producer of the Neil Diamond musical A Beautiful Noise. ‘So flat is terrible.'” – The Hollywood Reporter -
Disputed Malevich Painting Tied to Disgraced Dealer Itzhak Zarug Presented as Genuine in Private ‘Exhibition’ at Centre Pompidou
via artnews.comA highly disputed painting attributed by some to Russian modernist Kazimir Malevich was presented as genuine this past January at a private event at France’s top modern and contemporary art museum, the Centre Pompidou.Organized by the Paris-based business network Groupement du Patronat Francophone (GPF), the event was billed in promotional materials as an “exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art Paris” celebrating Malevich. No such museum exists, though the Centre Pompidou is ge -
When Seven Artists Withdrew Their Work From An Exhibition, San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Had A … Er, Thoughtful Response
via nytimes.comThe artists demanded control of their works’ presentation and that the Contemporary Jewish Museum both boycott Israel and divest from companies doing business there; they withdrew when the museum said it couldn’t comply. What the museum did instead is either strikingly gracious or brilliantly passive-aggressive (or both). – The New York Times -
Armory Show Names Exhibitors for Upcoming 30th Anniversary Edition
via artnews.comThe Armory Show has named the more than 235 galleries that will take part in its upcoming 30th anniversary edition, scheduled to run at the Javtis Center from September 6–8, with a VIP preview day on September 5.Several changes will be introduced to this year’s fair, including a new floor plan and a new lead sponsor, American Express. The 2024 edition also marks the second iteration since the fair was acquired, alongside Expo Chicago, by Frieze and the first to be planned completely -
Ben Vautier, Fluxus Co-Founder Who Declared “Everything Is Art,” Commits Suicide At Age 88
via artforum.comThe artist, who usually styled himself as simply “Ben,” was known primarily for enigmatic slogans, scrawled in white or bright-colored paint, which he sometimes hung en masse on walls. He took his own life just hours after his wife of 60 years died of a stroke. – Artforum -
The Kind Of Job “Most Artistic Leaders Only Dream Of”
via nytimes.com“The support (Barry) Diller has pledged to Little Island’s programming, millions of dollars with no end in sight, is the kind most artistic leaders only dream of. (Zack) Winokur does not have to spend his days courting (funders) or securing residencies; instead, he can provide money and space.” – The New York Times -
New York’s Simone Subal Gallery to Close After 12 Years
via artnews.comSimone Subal Gallery will shutter later this month, becoming the latest New York gallery to announce its permanent closure this year.Founded in 2011, the Lower East Side gallery currently represents artists such as Julien Bismuth, Baseera Khan, Anna K.E., Florian Meisenberg, and the late Brain O’Doherty. Its current show, a solo exhibition for painter Nova Kiang that closes on June 22, will be the gallery’s last.“I personally came to the conclusion that this was the right time -
A First Look at the Big Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel
via artnews.comEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday.If one were to liken the marquee New York auctions in May to the homecoming game between rival high schools, then Art Basel is certainly the art world’s prom. Next week, 287 galleries from around the world, including the four biggest, will jet to Switzerland, closely followed by the traveling circ -
Israel Museum’s Roof Damaged By Fire In Possible Arson
via news.artnet.comA bushfire that started in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross spread quickly to the museum — home to, among other archaeological riches, the Dead Sea Scrolls — damaging the roof of the youth wing. Firefighters stopped the blaze before it reached the building’s interior. Both natural causes and possible arson are being investigated. – Artnet -
Two More Brit-Lit Festivals Give Up Sponsorship By Baillie Gifford
via theguardian.comFollowing the decisions by the Hay Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival, both prompted by withdrawals and boycott threats by participating writers, the Borders Book Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival have cut ties with the financial firm, Cheltenham at Baillie Gifford’s suggestion. – The Guardian -
Claire Bishop’s New Book Argues Technology Changed Attention Spans—and Shows How Artists Have Adapted
via artnews.comIT’S AN EPIDEMIC. Umpteen open browser tabs, endless push notifications, and a relentless news cycle are inducing widespread symptoms of ADHD in even the most chemically balanced of brains. It’s changing everything, including the ways we look at art.This is the subject of a new book by art historian Claire Bishop, titled Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today. Bishop posits that our phones have become a kind of “prosthesis for viewing” art, and her -
‘Language is a massive exclusionary tool’: Delaine Le Bas, the Turner prize nominee battling Romany discrimination
via theguardian.comA new exhibition shows how the acclaimed artist uses mixed media where words usually fail – in unravelling misconceptions about Traveller communitiesI’ve created a world, and it’s called Delainia,” says Delaine Le Bas, speaking ahead of the opening of her oeuvre-spanning Glasgow exhibition Delainia: 17071965 Unfolding. Working with textiles, sculpture and performance art, the British Romany artist has been making politically charged art for most of her life. “It sta -
French artist Ben dies aged 88, hours after wife’s death
via theguardian.comBen and Annie Vautier’s children say in statement their father killed himself just after their mother died of a stroke on WednesdayFrench artist Ben, best known for his ironic painted slogans, has died aged 88, killing himself just hours after the death of his wife of 60 years, his family said Wednesday.His wife Annie suffered a stroke on Monday evening and died on Wednesday, the couple’s two children, Eva and Francois, said in a statement.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be con -
Adobe Called Out For Selling Ansel Adams-Style AI Work
via theverge.com“We don’t have a problem with anyone taking inspiration from Ansel’s photography,” said the Adams estate. “But we strenuously object to the unauthorized use of his name to sell products of any kind, including digital products, and this includes AI-generated output. – The Verge -
Symphony For 1000 Smartphones
via theguardian.com“Even in a Mahler symphony, the largest number of performers you could have is 120,” says the Chinese-American composer from his New York apartment. “In this case, there will be more than 1,000 – all of them will be creating the symphony together.” – The Guardian -
“Fake” Monet Bought For $1000 Online Turns Out To Be Real
via news.artnet.comThe work was last seen in public in 1952 when Joan Llonch Salas leant it to a group exhibition at the Barcelona gallery Gaspar, as recorded by another label on the back of the work. – Artnet -
The Ephemeral Nature of Public Art: Sealed Today, Concealed Tomorrow? (Knox Martin edition)
via artsjournal.comIn my early years as a cultural journalist, I was an enthusiastic booster of NYC’s “Percent for Art” commissions, whereby -
The Arts Are Being Strangled By Increased Costs
Last year, data released by audience research company Patternmakers showed somewhat of a rebounding of audience numbers from COVID levels, which was promising. But it also revealed the stark effect cost of living pressures were having on audiences, the majority of whom identified finances as the biggest factor limiting their ticket purchasing. – The Conversation -
Two 17th Century Paintings Looted by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre by Jewish Heirs
via artnews.comTwo 17th century paintings were recently donated to the Louvre Museum in Paris after experts identified the descendants of the original owner. Floris van Schooten’s Still-Life with Ham and Peter Binoit’s Food, Fruit and Glass on a Table had been part of the Louvre’s Nordic collection for several decades and held under the “National Museum Recuperation” programme for stolen works whose owners are unknown, according to France 24. The two paintings had also been on dis -
British Museum Says It Wants ‘Realistic Solutions’ to Parthenon Marbles Restitution Debate
via artnews.comThe British Museum said it is interested in “realistic solutions” to its ownership dispute with Greece over the Parthenon Marbles following a UNESCO conference in which a representative of Turkey took aim at England’s claim to the contested sculptures. The London institution has long claimed gave British forces permission for the removal of art from Athens in the early 19th century. According to the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini, the Turkish representative at the UNESCO conferen
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