"Eight out of nine mosaic panels that the US authorities recently … are not what they seem, according to claims made by Djamila Fellague of the University of Grenoble." (The Manhattan DA's office points out that she hasn't seen the evidence they have.) - The Observer (UK)
"The Guggenheim Museum announced that Mariët Westermann, currently vice chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, will be the next director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, which oversees four museums around the world. She succeeds Richard Armstrong, who has held the role for the last 15 years." - ARTnews
Coca-Cola. Coors. Hallmark. Even Instagram - all with cursive script logos. Are they distinctive enough to stay, or will they follow Eddie Bauer and Johnson & Johnson into the land of angular type? - Fast Company
"In the past, organized tours of the necropolis were generally only granted to approved groups of academics, students and other specialists." Now, anyone with a ticket has the same access. - NPR
"Wander back in time, not to 1987, but to September 1982. ... Chicago Public Schools system would treat Spanish-speaking students as if they were learning-disabled." - Chicago Sun-Times
“In the current circumstances we do not believe that there is a space in Germany for an open exchange of ideas and the development of complex and nuanced artistic approaches that documenta artists and curators deserve,” the curators wrote in their letter. - ARTnews
With the advent of AI image synthesis, it's looking increasingly like the future of media creation for many will come through the aid of creative machines that can replicate any artistic style, format, or medium. Media reality is becoming completely fluid and malleable. - Ars Technica
Michael Maurello will serve three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He had pled guilty to falsifying the Institute's financial records in order to funnel payroll money into his personal accounts from 2007 to 2020. - MSN (Chicago Tribune)
Architects, engineers and other volunteers are taking careful high-definition photographs and laser scans of historic buildings around Ukraine — those that have been bombed and some that might yet be — so that photogrammetry can be used to create detailed construction plans for rebuilding. - The World
The auctioneer started the bidding at $40,000. Mr. Herman perked up. The camera crew leaned in. Then: crickets. By 1:32, with no live bids, it was all over. - The New York Times
Mentioned almost in passing in the museum's most recent court filing was this sentence: “The parties are currently engaged in settlement negotiations, the outcome of which has the potential to dispose of further litigation proceedings.” - MSN (Orlando Sentinel)
In an email, National Gallery spokesperson Anabeth Guthrie said a member of the climate activist group Declare Emergency vandalized a wall in the West Building gallery that houses a sculpture called “The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial” (1900) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. - Washington Post
