"Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters have reportedly looted the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum and smuggled some of its artifacts across the country’s southern border. Backed by the United Arab Emirates, the paramilitary RSF has been at war with Sudanese Armed Forces since April last year." - Middle East Eye
What we found leads us to believe that, when it comes to immersive art, established art museums are stuck between staying on the sidelines of a potentially lucrative market or having to make onerous investments and adjustments in their programming approach. - ARTnews
Matthew, Judy and Richard Perlman of Miami realized they had a problem when they brought some of the pieces to Christie's to sell and the auction house said they were probably inauthentic. The Perlmans are suing dealer Leslie Roberts and Miami Fine Art Gallery. - The New York Times
The two-year-old museum is moving from the Dogpatch neighborhood into "The Cube," a modernist landmark downtown owned 70% by Vornado Realty Trust and 30% by the Trump Organization. ICA SF will pay no rent or utilities for the first two years of its lease. - KQED (San Francisco)
"The gallery released a statement Thursday, blaming the budget increase on 'unprecedented and unforeseen' recent construction cost escalation, saying this will force a change of the building design and indeterminate delay on construction. The design ... by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron was unveiled in 2015." - Vancouver Sun
The eldest brother, John Sainsbury, despised aspects of the design, in particular the false columns in the foyer. Despite concerted pushback and the fact that the Sainsburys were footing the reported £40 million ($53 million) bill, the development went ahead. - Artnet
"AI is already curating museum shows and biennials. Could it change how we approach, study, or regard art of the past, too? When it comes to AI and art history, it’s important to remember that, for many, this is not just a technological question, but an urgent ideological one too." - ARTnews
After examining over 5,000 NFT collections and collecting 5 million transactions from NFTScan, researchers found that the overwhelming majority are dead (zero trading volume or social media activity), 43% of NFT holders have lost money on them, and the average loss is 44.5%. - NFTevening
For many, Nanibush’s departure was a catastrophe. Prior to her arrival, the AGO, like many museums, tended to treat Indigenous culture as something ossified and static. Nanibush changed that completely. - The Walrus
The contemporary art influx is a colour blast of creativity in an area that usually attracts tourists interested in historic villas, mountains and high-end lederhosen. - The Guardian
Chris Kirkham, associate director of Hansons Richmond auction house in London: "I was invited to assess some antiques at a client’s home. During the visit the vendor took me to his garage and, lo and behold, out came this treasure trove of Surrealist lithographs." - CNN
"The Hecht Museum in Haifa (said) the crockery dated back to the Bronze Age between 2200 and 1500BC — and was a rare artefact because it was intact. It had been on display ... without glass, as the museum believes there is 'special charm' in showing archaeological finds 'without obstructions'." - BBC
In 2012, Victoria Siddall rose to prominence after launching Frieze Masters, going on to become global director of the contemporary art fair, which takes place in London every October, and has offshoots in New York and Los Angeles. - The Guardian
A few architects share ideas for cheering up forbidding concrete hulks like the FBI headquarters, Hubert Humphrey Building, and Hirshhorn Museum. Others, however, like them just as they are. It took only some white paint on a few slabs in subway stations for a campaign to arise demanding, "Keep Metro Bleak!" - Smithsonian Magazine
One issue is that every image is worth scrutinizing as a cultural object that conveys values—but only if we can be certain about its origins. How can we interpret a photograph of an event from 1924 if the photograph was digitally fabricated in 2024? - Art in America
