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
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)
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
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
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
"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)
"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
"The complaint, dated April 23 and made public this weekend in Italian newspapers, alleged that staff faced health and security risks due to cost-saving and apparent profit-generating initiatives at the museum, including overcrowding and reduced security guards to keep tourists at bay." - AP
After downloading a variety of pictures, Carina Popovici discovered that a supposed Monet, titled Forest With a Stream and with a price of $599,000, was almost certainly counterfeit. - Artnet
As widely loved as Impressionism remains today, its overexposure has some rolling their eyes at museums now rushing for the opportunity to spotlight what skeptics tend to reduce to “pretty pictures” and “a plaything for rich people and fancy museums." - Artnet
Over the next week, more than 1,700 modern and contemporary artworks are expected to come under the hammer through the three dominant houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips. Between them, art estimated at $1.2bn to $1.8bn is expected to be auctioned soon. That’s a decline of roughly one-third over two years. - The Guardian
Given a 10 percent decline in the art market — from $30.2 billion in 2022 to $27.2 billion in 2023 — and general concern about the long-term financial health of museums, questions have become urgent regarding the next generation of art collectors and donors. - The New York Times
One of the most famous British women artists of the 1800s, "for more than a century, Louise Jopling has been dismissed by the art establishment as an amateur, her huge body of work and professional career overlooked by successive curators of the national collection." - The Observer (UK)
The market already wasn’t super hot: “The bidding wars that characterized the pandemic spending frenzy have largely dissipated in favor of prearranged ‘guarantee’ deals that assure paintings will sell for a minimum price. Young artists have also seen their secondary markets collapse.” - The New York Times
