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The Fine Art Of Wimbledon

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

What Is Going To Happen To London’s Docklands As Big Business Quits The Area?

"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)

Los Angeles Officials Damage Artist’s Floating Studio While Impounding It

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

How Frederick Douglass Crafted, And Used, His Image To Help Fight Slavery

"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

Chicago Reconsiders Its Public Monuments

So much for those romanticized images of noble Native Americans blissfully welcoming their European plunderers. Or, alternatively, attacking them. - Chicago Reader

For The Second Time This Year, British Museum Workers Will Go On A Weeklong Strike

"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

Union Accuses Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Management Of Reneging On Pay Raises In Contract

"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 Last Remaining Original Owner Of A Frank Lloyd Wright House

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

Istanbul Gets A New Cultural Hub

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

With San Francisco Art Institute Bankrupt And Closed, Its Diego Rivera Meta-Mural Is For Sale Again

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

Painter At Center Of Old Master Forgery Ring Is Arrested — Again

"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

Republicans In Congress Revive Trump’s Plan To Make New Federal Buildings In Classical Style

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

$2 Billion Of Art In The Attic: The Story Of The Greatest Art Thief Ever

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

The Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold In Europe: Gustav Klimt’s Last Portrait

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) — said to have still been on the easel when Klimt died — was sold at Sotheby's in London for £85.3 million ($108 million). The previous European record, $104.3 million, was set by Alberto Giacometti's sculpture Walking Man I in 2010. - Artnet

Another Director Quits The Much-Troubled Royal British Columbia Museum

In the wake of the recent resignation of Alicia Dubois, the chief executive of the Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM) in Victoria, British Columbia, 16 months after she was hired, concerns remain about the future of the beloved but troubled institution. - The Art Newspaper

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