By comparison, the number of book titles challenged annually from 2000 to 2020 was fairly stable and never exceeded 400 targets in a given year. - The Wall Street Journal
Though Eike Schmidt describes himself as "a democrat and antifascist" and "more of an Aristotelian centrist than a representative of the right," he is running with the backing of three right-wing parties. The German-born Schmidt, now an Italian citizen, is widely admired for his management of Florence's flagship museum. - ARTnews
The project, which will add 95,000 square feet of new or upgraded public and gallery space and is expected to be complete late next year, is intended to make the museum and its grounds into a "cultural commons." - Artforum
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski: "Everywhere I go, the story is the same: library workers are afraid. They have a lot of anxiety. Even in places where they’re not seeing censorship in their own community, the threat of it is weighing heavily on library workers." - HuffPost
It started in 2022 with the Art Institute of Chicago and the Newberry Library; it has continued with, among others, the Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a number of libraries in the suburbs. - Chicago Sun-Times
"Reframe the task and it could become very attractive for a particular kind of musician. The key is to take a cue from the sports pages, where the concept of 'rebuilding' is well understood." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
"Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec’s Espace Riopelle addition has started — but the budget has almost doubled. The original budget was $42.5 million, but now that site preparation is beginning, the project's budget has ballooned to $84 million." - Galleries West (Canada)
“Asking people to stay on one page for the full length of a track in an era of scrolling is really difficult. It’s now not a normal viewing practice. People are used to much shorter clips and devouring things really quickly.” - The Guardian
Photo dumps are reminiscent of Facebook albums: a collection of pictures you post to let the world know what you’ve been up to. Photo dumps feel retro. They’re the film cameras and vinyl music of posting. - The Smart Set
His paintings sold for tens of thousands of dollars, but so did fakes created by former apprentices, strangers, even his own relatives. For years, Norval Morrisseau and Gabe Vadas, his business manager and adopted son, had witnessed dubious paintings pop up in galleries and collections across Canada. - The Walrus
But no major exhibitors are expected to fold — at least just yet. Studios bosses were expecting shoes to drop by this point in time as circuits do not have the Covid bailout money to account for any losses from the strikes. - Deadline
"When it turned out that my offense amounted to “exclusionary non-verbal facial cues” (it was never clear if these were the student’s words or the administrator’s), I was relieved, a little frustrated, but mainly confused: I hadn’t slept for a week because a student felt like I looked at them the wrong way?" - Hedgehog Review
Third places have "eight features including neutrality, leveling qualities, accommodation, a low profile, and a sense of home. In short, it’s a place that is welcoming, not fancy, free of social hierarchies, free of dues, and imparts no obligation to be there. That perfectly describes American libraries, one of our greatest institutions." - 3 Quarks Daily
Their offerings are aimed at a general audience and are a particular favourite of young families and those after an eye-catching selfie backdrop. What happens to our engagement with a painting when it is experienced in this way? - Apollo
