First the local council said the freezer that was part of the artwork was a hazard, and now a gallery says they can't figure out a way to keep it safe. What's to be the fate of the sculptural mural? - The Guardian (UK)
At a preview, a woman brushed the sculpture - and, said a collector, "Before I knew it, they were picking up the Jeff Koons pieces in a dustpan with a broom." - The New York Times
After a 24-year renovation and expansion and a $180m capital campaign (of which $156m has been raised), the Hammer has announced 26 March as the completion date for its building transformation. - The Art Newspaper
"Before the proposed design had been chosen, the Association of Greek Architects had threatened to (go to) the country's supreme administrative court after it became clear that only award-winning foreign firms with experience in museum work would be permitted to participate." - The Guardian
"The group includes Renoir's 1883 seascape Marine Guernesey, and a study, completed around 1908, for The Judgement of Paris (in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art), as well as Gauguin's Still life with mandolin (1885) and a watercolor titled Undergrowth (1890-1892) by Cézanne." - ARTnews
Instead of thinking of AI-generated art as a doomsday development — a cluster-bomb thrown by Big Tech into the heart of the art world — you can think of it as something with its own fascinating history, intoxicating present and unknown future. Something to be curious about. - Washington Post
As part of its commitment to diversifying its collections, great female artists from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries – including some never seen at Tate before – will be given prominent positions. - The Guardian
"Starting in the 1980s, (Michael) Steinhardt amassed one of the world's great collections of antiquities. Renowned for their breadth and quality, his private holdings spanned centuries and rivaled those of many museums. ... (Prosecutors believe he) was the principal buyer in some of the world's most prolific antiquities-trafficking networks." - New York Magazine
“Recent events question the quality of acquisition procedures and the functioning of its market. A reaction is necessary to guarantee France’s capacity for influence in the cultural and heritage domain.” - ARTnews
At the ancient citadel of Aleppo, which was also recently damaged during Syria’s civil war, parts of an Ottoman-era mill collapsed along with parts of the minaret at citadel’s mosque. - ARTnews
The legislation moves five major antiquities museums out of the Ministry of Culture, giving them more independence but also requiring more fundraising. The archaeologists running these museums fear that the new governing boards will no longer be required to have experts in the field as members. - ARTnews
A compact man with a round face, Adam Lindemann, 61, is an unusual character in the art market, combining the passion and obsessiveness of an old-school collector steeped in art history with the cool pragmatism of a businessman looking to profit off his assets. - The New York Times
"After expanding its horizons in Málaga, Shanghai and Brussels, with the prospect of a spinoff in the pipeline for Jersey City, United States, in 2025, the Pompidou Center ... will bring its expertise to the contemporary art museum being constructed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh." (in English) - Le Monde
“I was invading public space with a mosaic of a small character whose role is to invade,” said the artist. A quarter-century later, it is hard to go more than a few blocks in much of Paris without spotting an Invader mosaic — if you look. - The New York Times
Dreams of collectivity in the financialized and non-financialized zones of the art world have deep roots. But they were usually outside the door of the art world center, banging to get in. What’s different about the most recent period is that it really felt as if this door had been opened. - Artnet
