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Sagrada Familia Might Have Topped Out, But Big Challenges Ahead

"The biggest will be Glory Facade, which is the main facade. Maybe it will take 10 years, but we don't yet have a fixed schedule." - Dezeen

Behold The New Obama Library

After standing in the glow of this new South Side landmark, I admittedly feel like a buzzkill focusing on documents, kind of like visiting the Sistine Chapel and contemplating the plumbing. - The Atlantic

Living ‘FridaMania’ In Kahlo’s Hometown

“Frida died – but she didn’t pass away. She was like a rocket. She just went up and up.” - The Guardian (UK)

Why The Art Workers Coalition Still Resonates Across The Art World

“Among their demands were a section of the museum dedicated to Black (and, in a later, amended statement, Puerto Rican) artists, an artist committee granted curatorial power, a ‘rental fee’ paid to artists for the exhibition of their work and free admission for all.” - The New York Times

The 91-Year-Old Venezuelan Artist Says No To Weaving With Electronic Machines

“Mora, who is 91 and tiny, wearing head scarves around her weathered face, has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish traditions.” - The New York Times

Where Did This Family’s Looted Artworks Go?

“Despite evidence that Neumann did appropriate the Zoellners’ furniture and paintings, he was not convicted; in 1947 he was deported from the Netherlands as an ‘enemy subject’ under the Nazi regime, and emigrated to the United States with his family.” - El País English

How David Hockney Celebrated, Sometimes Mischeviously, Gay Life

“What’s so revolutionary about Hockney’s paintings is not just that they portray male nudity and desire, but scenes of domesticity: men swimming, showering and brushing their teeth together.” - The Guardian (UK)

The Sensual, Forbidden Pleasures Of Touching Art

“One of the cardinal rules of museum-going is that art should be enjoyed from a comfortable distance and never touched. However, in the 1960s, a cohort of artists began inviting audiences to interact with, and thus alter, their works.” - Aeon

This Los Angeles Museum Knows How WWII Shaped Global Soccer

As the men’s World Cup gets underway, LA’s Holocaust Museum has a show on the “beautiful game” that "shines a light on the important but largely overlooked relationship between Jewish life and the global game” - and how WWII changed everything. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

In Houston, Two Young White Men Scraped And Punctured A Painting By A Black Man

“The museum initially removed the painting to have it repaired but later decided to display it — with the damage — on the last day of the exhibition.” - The New York Times

How David Hockney Taught His Beloved, Adopted Los Angeles To See Itself

“‘He loved the sunlight, the weather, the boys,’ said Richard Benefield, a veteran museum executive who served as the first director of the David Hockney Foundation.” - The New York Times

Why Impressionists Were So Fascinated With Gardens

One answer lies in the sheer ubiquity and sensory intensity of gardens by the second half of the 19th century, when impressionism came into being. Social change that made leisure gardens accessible to all (no longer just kings and aristocrats). - The Conversation

Cleveland Museum Of Art Launches $600M Campaign To Sustain Its Future

“Visitors rightly expect exceptional exhibitions, meaningful educational experiences, digital access, welcoming spaces, and opportunities for deeper engagement. Those expectations require sustained investment. That challenge is particularly significant for an institution that remains committed to free general admission for all.” - ARTnews

Scientists May Have Discovered A New Way To Spot Counterfeit Van Goghs

“By analyzing the surfaces of eight Vincent van Gogh paintings, surface metrology indeed confirmed the veracity of one long-contested but recently confirmed Van Gogh specimen — and correctly flagged another that’s been debunked.” - Artnet

Why Pace Gallery Imploded

According to several people familiar with the call, Glimcher spent much of the meeting explaining why Pace had reached this point. The gallery had grown too large. Costs had risen too high. The model no longer worked. - ARTnews

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