As Ukraine launches its summer counteroffensive, historians fear that Ukrainian cultural objects from Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine might be moved to Russia if the Russians have to retreat again. - The Wall Street Journal
In response to criticism on social media, the museum said in a statement, "While we can't speak about others considered for this post, (Amanda) Maples's breadth of experience and emphasis on sustained collaboration with artists and institutions in Africa and around the world set her apart from other candidates." - ARTnews
There's actually rather a lot. "For nearly two decades, a club committee has invited artists who work in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, painting, glass blowing, engraving, paper quilling, illustration and poetry, to create pieces that embody Wimbledon." - The New York Times
"The rap against the wharf has always been that it is dull and lifeless, no matter how hard its management tries to liven things up with open-water swimming and paddleboarding in the former docks, and an array of eating and drinking options." - The Observer (UK)
Artist Sterling Wells: "I’ve been painting in the water for a year and now that they’re paying attention, I can’t be here. ... I’m being removed little by little, but I’m still painting. And I haven’t given up on the raft." - Hyperallergic
"He always dressed up for his photography, much like he did for his speeches. He wanted to create a dialogue with his photograph that he provided with his speeches. It was a form of representation he hoped would convince people to follow him in advocating for equality." - Washington Post
So much for those romanticized images of noble Native Americans blissfully welcoming their European plunderers. Or, alternatively, attacking them. - Chicago Reader
"Visitors services and security staff in the Public and Commercial Services union have announced that they will walk off the job July 11-16. The planned six-day strike is part of a larger dispute between the government and British trade unions representing civil servants over pay, pensions, and jobs." - Artnet
"Less than a year after a bitter, nearly three-week long strike, the (museum) and its workers are again locked in a dispute — this time over a raise due to go into effect Saturday. The disagreement involves a differing interpretation in contract language about longevity pay increases." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The 71 years he has spent in the house—so far—may have contributed to his longevity. “Neurologists say that awareness of beautiful surroundings reduces stress, and I see something beautiful in this house every day,” he says. - The Wall Street Journal
ArtIstanbul Feshane, spread across 8,000 sq. m, includes galleries, a library, concert space and conference hall in the 190-year-old building, named after the fez cap produced here for Ottoman soldiers. - The Art Newspaper
SFAI attempted to sell the work, titled The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City, in 2021, hoping to save the school, but the city then landmarked it. Now the bankruptcy estate is selling the mural after all, either as part of the building or separately. - ARTnews
"Once again, Italian authorities have arrested Pasquale 'Lino' Frongia, the artist suspected of forging a string of Old Master paintings that have appeared at high-profile museums and made millions at auctions by passing as the work of Frans Hals, Orazio Gentileschi, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, and Parmigianino, among others." - Artnet
This month, Republicans in both the House and Senate introduced legislation to once again make classical architecture the preferred house style for federal buildings. The Beautifying Federal Civil Architecture Act would restore Trump’s lame-duck vision for a “Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture.” - Bloomberg
He piled all $2 billion worth of artifacts he amassed over eight years into that same attic in his mother Mireille Stengel’s “nondescript” stucco house. - The New York Times
