LACMA’s website and a gallery wall label said the painting dates to “around 1939.” But that couldn’t be correct. It’s hard to photograph a work of art that hasn’t yet been made. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
If the new museum focuses too much on slavery or other unsavory aspects of Texas history, it may deter visitors to one of the state’s most popular tourist attractions. “If we make it a museum about all the bad things and whatever, nobody’s going to go there." - Washington Post
The artist replaced the artifact - a silver coin minted during the British Civil War - with a replica, and used years of planning to succeed in his quixotic quest. - Hyperallergic
She says, “The damage reflects the hateful misogynistic act and it should not be forgotten. It is part of the history of the work and is a testament to the power of art.” - Hyperallergic
Nader’s “private collection is filled with blue-chip modern and contemporary artists, including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Joaquín Torres-García, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, and Guillermo Kuitca, as well as more than 100 works by Fernando Botero.” - ARTnews
Dutch artist Johannes Harm-Hovinga sits, punching holes in a copy of a UN report on climate change, for hours a day - and the repetitive strain is forcing him to take painkillers to complete his performance. - The Guardian (UK)
The announcement blamed the pandemic and sought to frame the school’s demise in a broader context of falling student numbers: “The decision to close comes in response to a significant decline in enrollments following the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenge faced by many educational institutions,” it said. - Chicago Reader
The pandemic certainly shut down the social art scene. Inevitably, collectors became more comfortable purchasing art sight unseen. People of means found themselves restricted and bored by being quarantined. Staying put seemed to result in major purchases and renovations. - Coachella Magazine
When, in 1984, the director of the Prado and Spain's prime minister selected Met Museum chief conservator John Brealey for the job, many Spaniards were horrified, insisting that only a countryman could truly do the great masterpiece justice. Brealey had to work in a sealed-off room and once fled a mob. - Artnet
The span’s 25,000 square meters is so spacious that the bridge can also double as a new public square. Flanked at both ends with newly planted thickets of trees, it will be closed to host one-off cultural and sporting events and function the rest of the time as a focal point for the neighborhoods on either side. - Bloomberg
"The ruins were unearthed as workers constructed a new overpass at Piazza Pia. … As archaeologists removed debris, they found a lead water pipe with the following inscription: 'C(ai) Cæsaris Aug(usti) Germanici.' Researchers determined that the engraving referred to Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, (Caligula's official name)." - Live Science
A blaze broke out in the spire of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Rouen. The medieval landmark, the subject of a series of famous paintings by Monet, was evacuated and the fire was extinguished before it spread beyond the tower, which has been under renovation for years. - Reuters
Sculpture, murals and digital art installations by artists including Refik Anadol, Jennifer Steinkamp, Charles Gaines and Glenn Kaino will be on view throughout the campus of the privately funded new home of the N.B.A.’s Clippers. - The New York Times
"A lover of brutalism might blanch to learn that the (National Building Museum) has gathered proposals from six architecture firms for reimagining six of our most polarizing buildings. … The buildings featured are at least 50 years old. Most are out of favor with both contemporary tastes and technology." - The Washington Post (MSN)
