As The NYT elegantly puts it, "the art and antiquities market had for too long been a 'no-questions-asked' environment." Now, those questions are being asked - often by prosecutors. - The New York Times
"Asco was known for its glam looks and outrageous conceptual antics and for redefining what Chicano art could be," but as former members fihgt about credit for the artworks, its history is starting to crumble. - Los Angeles Times
Liz Sexton "can spend upwards of 100 hours on a mask, honing the details using woodworking techniques, be that carving more than a hundred tri-pointed teeth of a marine iguana, or using an orbital sander to achieve the milky smooth skin of a beluga whale." - Minnesota Public Radio
Critics generally hate the shows, but, if attendance figures are anything to go by, the paying public loves them. Museums have taken notice of the excited crowds, and now, they’re beginning to try their hands at digital showmanship. - The New York Times
Pushkin has been falling rapidly in Ukraine. Since the start of the full-scale invasion last February, more than 30 monuments to the poet have been dismantled. From a western European or anglophone perspective the loathing of a poet who died nearly 200 years ago can seem bewildering. - The Guardian
"(In Spanish colonial days,) villagers … filled chapels with elaborate altarpieces made of local wood and varnished with pine sap. Today, threatened by dwindling congregations and fading traditions, some of their descendants are fighting to save these historic structures from literally crumbling back to the earth they were built with." - AP
A mega-attraction devoted to the natural world may seem an odd fit for Manhattan, one of the most human-manipulated landscapes on earth. But in another sense, these urban oases of physical spectacle make more sense than ever in our digital era, when forests and deserts are often viewed largely through windshields or computer screens. - Bloomberg
The buildings stand free of any mortar or metal, which makes them more capable of shifting and flexing along with torques in the ground. This brilliance of mobility even continues underground. - Nautilus
"Museums in Austria and Greece are discussing the potential return to Athens of two ancient Greek sculptures, a move which could have a knock-on effect for the world's thorniest cultural heritage dispute: the fate of the British Museum's Parthenon Sculptures." - AP
"The building boasts a footprint of 110,000 square feet, with dedicated space for temporary and permanent exhibitions, educational programs, film screenings, and a café. It's situated in a historic district on Istanbul's Karaköy waterfront, where the Bosporus Strait and Golden Horn estuary meet." - Artnet
Her country's first female architect, Lari, now 82, gave up a career building high-profile landmarks to design simple, inexpensive structures of bamboo and mud that impoverished villagers and displaced people can build themselves for a fraction of what a prefab concrete shelter costs. - CNN
"Actually living in a work of art affects how you see and feel details on a daily level." says one of the seven homeowners a reporter spoke with about how the experience of inhabiting a Wright house full-time shapes their lives. - Architectural Digest
As artists and the public at large become ever more engaged in tackling world problems, and social media pushes everything to new levels of amplification, what should the role of the museum be, in 2023? - The New York Times
“Some people initially thought that I had planted the dolls myself, but that is definitely not the case. All I did was provide a mailbox. Somebody else decided to make it into a home for Mary and Shelley.” - Washington Post
"Overseen by Spain's national heritage institution, Patrimonio Nacional, the gallery's aim is to share hundreds of items drawn from the 19 royal palaces and 10 monasteries under Patrimonio Nacional's stewardship." - The Guardian
