"The situation circles, perhaps conveniently. It’s not up to the government, it’s up to the trustees. And yet it’s not up to the trustees, because of the law. And it can’t lend to the Greeks, because the Greeks don’t recognise the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures." - The Guardian (UK)
The art fair was online only in 2021, and then it was going to be in-person in the, er, winter, and now it's planned for April. The executive director: "There is nothing as good as seeing artworks in person." - The New York Times
"In those days, silkscreen was mostly used for commercial posters. Bold, flat, attention-getting signs — STOP, or SALE. Curator Danielle O'Steen says 'he felt silkscreen didn't have to be flat.' And so the experimentation began: 'He and some artists helped turn it into an art form.'" - NPR
The museum, along with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, was authorized by Congress in December 2020. The museums will be the first new Smithsonian venues since the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in 2016. - Washington Post
Ben Davis: "Allow me to introduce you to the evidence in favor of the Talisman's authenticity and importance, which has impressed noted Napoleonic jewelry experts such as Pat Boone, the Eisenhower-era hit-maker and conservative Christian icon." - Artnet
The 150-year-old art school, which has had longstanding financial problems and nearly shut down in 2020, will integrate with, and ultimately be acquired by, the University of San Francisco, a Jesuit institution located near the Golden Gate Bridge. - The New York Times
More than 1,600 works of art by some 400 artists were quietly shuffled through shell companies in tax havens according to records from the Pandora Papers. - Artnet
Every January, Dresden's Frauenkirche closes for seven days, "and dozens of carpenters, painters, and other craftspeople and cleaners get to work. The crew repairs wobbly benches and worn wood, touches up paint, and scrubs, sands, and vacuums every nook and cranny of the highly ornamented space." - Atlas Obscura
"An ancient Buddhist temple dating from the 2nd or 3rd century BCE has been uncovered during an Italian-led archaeological excavation in the city of Barikot, in the Swat region of northern Pakistan." - ARTnews
Here are the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world's first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. - Dezeen
The sketch, titled The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank and dating from around 1503, was purchased by a Massachusetts man at an estate sale in 2017. It has now been authenticated as the work of Albrecht Dürer. - ARTnews
"President Joe Biden has reversed a Trump-era order requiring that any visual art added to government buildings must portray American historical figures or ideals — and not be abstract." - Artnet
"The exhibition space, called Kunsthalle Berlin, opened January 28 at the Tempelhof Airport, a facility that was built by the Nazis in 1923 and ceased operations in 2008." So what's the issue? Follow the money … - Artnet
