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Norway Has A Huge New Rich Guy Museum

That’s the one in the grain silo. Why not? Like the Tate Modern’s building, the former power station, the silo wasn’t being used for its original purpose. - The Guardian (UK)

Photos That Changed The Way The World Saw Women

From “ecstatic reminders” to paparazzi shots that became court cases, these photos altered the world’s conception of at least some of their subjects’ lives. - The Guardian (UK)

How In The World Did The Royal Portrait Of Charles Turn Into The King In Something That Looks Like A Pool Of Blood?

"The kind of people who deign to sit for portraits think of themselves, to quote a Shakespearean sonnet, as ‘lords and owners of their faces,’ and they tend be riled if they don’t see their self-image reflected back.” - The Observer (UK)

Cities Have Become Obsessed With Taller Buildings

Seven times more buildings of 150 metres or taller have sprung up since 2000 than were constructed in the entire 20th century. Five decades ago, the height of the tallest building completed each year globally averaged around 250 metres (55-60 storeys). Nowadays, they are typically double that height. - Dezeen

Transcendent Experiences: Dancing In The Louvre

"Over the years, I have felt many things in the world’s most-visited, and arguably most-famous, museum — irritation, exhaustion and some wonder, too. This time, I felt joy." - The New York Times

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wayfarers’ Chapel In California Will Be Dismantled

The glass-clad church, perched on an oceanside bluff in Los Angeles County, has suffered severe structural damage as the ground underneath it shifted due to the heavy rains of recent years. It will be taken apart and stored until a new site has been chosen. - The Architect's Newspaper

After A Yearlong Standoff, Philadelphia Museum Of Art And Its Staffers Resolve Their Pay Dispute

These raises were part of the museum's first union labor agreement, which was negotiated in 2022. Even so, the issue isn't settled: there's a binding arbitration case about it that's now on hold until a new contract is negotiated next year. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)

King Charles’ Official Portrait: Really Really Red

His entire body is bathed in a sea of crimson, so his face appears to be floating.

The Art Of Constant Sharing (And Being In The Moment)

Claire Bishop argues that our smartphone-induced state of distraction can also be generative. The art work, she writes, “is less self-important, less total; it grants us the space to be mobile and social, to react, chat, share, and archive as we watch.” - The New Yorker

With These Prefab Kits, You Can Build Yourself A Frank Lloyd Wright House (A Comfortable One, No Less!)

Two architects, both graduates of Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin West in Arizona, have designed nine kit houses based closely on Wright's designs, but with higher ceilings, larger grids, and bigger kitchens than in the sometimes-cramped originals. - The Wall Street Journal (MSN)

Five Ways Matthew Barney Has Changed The Art World

Number Five: Macho Androgyny. "Fond of elaborate costumes that question traditional gender roles (flamboyant Freemason, tap-dancing satyr), Barney has worn skirts and dresses in his art — walking so that Harry Styles and Timothée Chalamet could run." - T — The New York Times Style Magazine

Natural History Curator Cleared Of Spider- and Scorpion-Smuggling In Turkey

Lorenzo Prendini of the American Museum of Natural History in New York had been detained at Istanbul's airport with 15,000 samples of (dead) endemic spiders and scorpions. He argued that he had the necessary permits from Turkish authorities, and a judge in Istanbul agreed. - ARTnews

Assessing The “Devastating” Cyberattack On Christie’s

It was not immediately clear whether it is only the public-facing website that is affected, or whether any client information was at risk. Christie’s did not immediately answer an email requesting clarification. - Artnet

Denver Art Museum Merges With Another Museum Just Down The Street

"The Kirkland (Museum of Fine & Decorative Arts) will become a curatorial department to the Denver Art Museum," explains DAM director Christoph Heinrich. "The unique situation is, of course, that this is a curatorial department that comes with its own building, and with a brand-new collection of more than 30,000 objects." - Westword (Denver)

Turkey Arrests Curator At American Museum Of Natural History For Allegedly Smuggling Dead Spiders And Scorpions

"Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachnids at the New York-based museum, was held by police at Istanbul Airport while allegedly trying to take about 1,500 samples out of the country. … Prendini said the police had disregarded permits from the Turkish government." - AP

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