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08/21/2023 by: Ryan Lutz

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- Art & Design : NPR
Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are about to be a UNESCO World Heritage site

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are considered "outstanding works of human genius." There are just 24 in the U.S., including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
16 Climate Protesters Arrested at MoMA

Activists blocked the institution's entrance and staged a “die-in” inside the museum, condemning MoMA's board chair's ties to the fossil fuel industry.

- artforum.com - News
Fernando Botero (1932–2023)

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose whimsical, ballooning figures gained him worldwide acclaim and elevated the global profile of Latin American art, died in Monaco on September 15 at

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Fernando Botero, Colombian Artist of Curvy Figures, Dies at 91

The plumpness that stands out in Botero’s work represented not a commentary on fatness but rather the artist’s appreciation for curvature and form.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Artists and Activists Plan Mass Actions on Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death

Protests and exhibitions against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s authoritarian regime will take place in dozens of cities across the US.

- Art & Design : NPR
Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality

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MMCA Names Kim Sung-hee as Next Director

The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on September 14 announced that Kim Sung-hee will be the next director of South Korea's National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

- News – ARTnews.com
German Museum Faces Right-Wing Backlash for Creating Visiting Hours for Non-White Attendees

The museum created a designated time for non-white visitors to view an exhibition about colonialism.

- News – ARTnews.com
The First Work Completed During Bob Ross’s ‘The Joy of Painting’ TV Show Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.

A Walk in the Woods is just one of the close to 30,000 paintings Ross made during his life.

- News – ARTnews.com
Fernando Botero, Artist Whose Voluptuous Figures Transformed Latin American Art, Dies at 91

His paintings of members of the Colombian elite were slyly satirical.

- Features – Apollo Magazine
Tourist for a day – the spectacular Paris park that needs a helping hand

The parc des Buttes-Chaumont was meant to be a ’Tuileries of the people’, but the crowning glory of Haussman’s Paris has fallen on hard times

- Features – Apollo Magazine
Tourist for a day – who’s watching who at London Zoo?

The Regent’s Park attraction offers plenty of opportunities for people-watching when the animals decide to make themselves scarce

- art – SURFACE

The late painter deftly captured the turbulence and terror that reverberated throughout Japan during the "Lost Decade." A new show at Gagosian New York showcases the epoch's enduring relevance today.

- art – SURFACE

Taking over the empty niches along the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Fifth Avenue facade are the Iranian-born sculptor's meticulous mishmash of abstract shapes, a timely probing of what museums obscure

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Native Artists Fear Proposed Changes to Indian Arts and Crafts Act

Many worry that the broad language of the new changes will be abused by corporate manufacturers and undermine legal protections.

- art – SURFACE

On September 6, collectors, curators, and artists flocked to the Guggenheim for The Armory Show's Collectors' Soiree to celebrate the art fair's 29th edition. The crowd of collectors and creatives

To Whom It May Concern: Abolish Recommendation Letters! 

Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.

- News – ARTnews.com
US Investigators Move to Seize Three Egon Schiele Works from Museums on Claims From Jewish Heirs of Stolen Property

The Jewish heirs of Fritz Grünbaum have filed multiple lawsuits against museums for works they claim were sold during the Holocaust.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Want to Visit MoMA? That’ll Be $30

The New York institution is the latest to increase its admission fee, joining the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

- News – ARTnews.com
Demolition in Cairo Threatens Art Center and Heritage Sites

Darb 1718 is one of the first cultural spaces in the city to host exhibitions, concerts, events, and workshops.

- News – ARTnews.com
Part of Richard Prince Lawsuit Is Tossed Out, Giving Gagosian Gallery a Small Win

Much of the case will continue to be fought in court.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Lindemann Family Returns $20M Worth of Looted Cambodian Artifacts

The 33 antiquities were linked to notorious trafficker Douglas Latchford.

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Tourist Slammed for Smooching Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid Statue

Bystanders loudly criticized an unnamed woman who climbed onto the seaside landmark for a photo despite multiple posted warning signs.

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Three Museums Forced to Part with Possibly Pilfered Schiele Works

The Manhattan district attorney’s office on September 13 seized from three US institutions a trio of works by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele that are believed to have been stolen during

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MoMA Jacks Admission to $30 Claiming Increased Costs

New York’s Museum of Modern Art has announced that it will raise admission prices effective October 16. Adult admission at the door will rise to $30 from $25, while seniors

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John Baldessari Estate Sues, Is Sued

The estate of late Pop Conceptual artist John Baldessari (1931–2020) is staggering under the weight of dual multimillion-dollar lawsuits, one of which it filed, and one of which it is

- News – ARTnews.com
Lindemann Family Returns 33 Antiquities Worth $20 M. to Cambodia

The repatriation is part of a wider effort by Cambodian officials to recover looted items held by collectors and museums.

- News – ARTnews.com
MoMA Raises Admission to $30, Citing Increasing Costs

This increase makes MoMA the latest among a larger wave of institutions hiking up admission costs due to financial strain.

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Former Art Basel Head Marc Spiegler Joins Superblue Board of Directors

Perhaps, this is the start of Superblue's comeback story.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Libya’s Deadly Floods Tear Through Cultural History

Thousands have died in the disaster, which swept through entire neighborhoods including churches, mosques, and residential buildings.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Archaeologists Reveal 110 Paleolithic Cave Markings in Spain

The region’s archaeological history has been relatively understudied compared to other parts of Southern Europe.

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Vija Celmins, Olafur Eliasson, and Diébédo Francis Kéré Win Praemium Imperiales

Latvian American artist Vija Celmins has been named a winner of Japan’s 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award for painting while Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson received the honor for sculpture, and

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
An Open-Air Film Festival Puts the Lens on Housing Insecurity

In NYC’s Lower East Side, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space will screen films documenting community-led actions to combat the housing crisis.

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Art Basel Miami Beach Reveals 2023 Exhibitors List

Art Basel Miami Beach has named the 277 galleries participating in its 2023 iteration, slated to run December 8–10, with preview days on December 6–7. The number represents a slight

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
The Warhol Authentication Debacle That Launched an Antitrust Case

Richard Dorment's upcoming book Warhol After Warhol delves into the sordid history of the Andy Warhol Foundation.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Stolen Van Gogh Painting Returned in IKEA Bag

“The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was confidentially handed off to Dutch art detective Arthur Brand this week.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Workers Detained for Digging a Hole in China’s Great Wall

The two construction workers reportedly widened a gap in the wall, seeking a shortcut.

- artforum.com - News
Mara Manus to Lead Pioneer Works

Brooklyn nonprofit Pioneer Works today announced Mara Manus as its next chief executive officer. Manus was previously executive director of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). In

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Purloined van Gogh Returned in Ikea Bag

A $6.9 million painting by Vincent van Gogh that was stolen in a 2020 smash-and-grab at a Laren, Netherlands museum, was handed over to a detective this past weekend in

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Curatorial Team Announced for 16th Sharjah Biennial

The Sharjah Art Foundation, which organizes the Sharjah Biennial, today revealed the five-person curatorial team that will shape the event’s sixteenth iteration. Natasha Ginwala, Amal Khalaf, Zeynep Ö

- Art & Design : NPR
The Paris Review, n+1 and others win 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes

The 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize has been awarded to The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review, Oxford American and n+1 among others

- artforum.com - News
Investor Group in Talks to Buy San Francisco Art Institute Campus

A group of philanthropists and arts patrons are said to be looking into purchasing the recently bankrupted San Francisco Art Institute’s two-acre Russian Hill campus with the intention of reopening

- art – SURFACE

The Turkish-American artist is inaugurating Las Vegas's new Sphere with his swirling, real-time generated digital collages of space and nature. Not only a feat of technical ingenuity, it cements the

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
A New Program Puts Lesser-Known Print Shops on Your Radar

Print Center New York is debuting its pilot Spotlight initiative with a pop-up showcase of editions by Leslie Diuguid of Brooklyn’s Du-Good Press.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Deadly Earthquake in Morocco Destroys Cultural Heritage

Several mosques and the historic center of Marrakesh sustained damage during the earthquake, which has killed over 2,000 people.

- News Archives - Hyperallergic
Museum Lifts Ban on Photographing Picasso’s “Guernica”

You can now take a picture of the famous work at Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía, but don’t even think about using a selfie stick.

- artforum.com - News
STEVE RODEN (1964–2023)

Minimalist artist Steve Roden, whose discipline-spanning work explored the interstices between sound, form, and color, died at home in Pasadena, California, on September 6 at the age of fifty-nine. He

- artforum.com - News
Carlos Martiel Wins Museo del Barrio’s Inaugural Maestro Dobel Latinx Art Prize

New York’s Museo del Barrio and Mexican tequila brand Maestro Dobel have announced Havana-born installation and performance artist Carlos Martiel as the first winner of the newly established Maestro

- Art & Design : NPR
Memories of my mom are wrapped up in her saris

NPR correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee visited a hit London museum show called "The Offbeat Sari." It showed her how the garment has changed — and made her reflect on what the

- art – SURFACE

The Havana-born artist and inaugural recipient of the Maestro Dobel Latinx Art Prize speaks on his upcoming show at El Museo del Barrio and the power of corporal existence. Carlos

Boston’s Gardner Museum Closes Over Climate Protest 

Climate activists say they wanted to use the museum as a platform to "discuss the loss of more than 1 million species from our planet.”

- Features – Apollo Magazine
A seriously good trip – the Dreamachine at Hackney Downs Studios

The psychedelic artwork-meets-wellbeing experience is still in its pilot stages but it deserves to be a mainstream hit

Searing Memes About Burning Man’s Muddy Fiasco

“Burning Man is all about getting out of your comfort zone” is what many techies must’ve told themselves.

- artforum.com - News
Lorraine O’Grady, Carol Bove, Sonia Boyce Switch Galleries

Within days of the unofficial end of summer, marked in the US by Labor Day and in the UK by the passing of the August bank holiday, three closely watched

- artforum.com - News
Cape Town’s Southern Guild to Launch First US Gallery in LA

Cape Town gallery Southern Guild has announced that it will open a branch in Los Angeles, becoming the first South African gallery to establish a permanent US outpost (Goodman Gallery,

142-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Michigan

After a two-year search, maritime historians Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck say they’ve found the “perfectly intact” Trinidad wreck off the coast of Wisconsin.

Free Children’s Space Opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The interactive center is intended to serve as a community hub, the museum says.

Selfie-Seeking Tourist Damages Neptune Statue in Italy

It’s the latest in a slew of incidents concerning tourists trespassing on historic landmarks and cultural heritage sites across the country.

The Sun Is Setting on the British Museum

There’s only one way for the museum to survive the 21st century, and it starts with advancing toward restorative justice.

- artforum.com - News
Worcester Art Museum Loses $5 Million Roman Bust to Manhattan DA

Officials from the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan district attorney’s office on September 1 seized an ancient Roman bust from the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) in Massachusetts. Thought to

- Art & Design : NPR
Remembering Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

Preserving the History of Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean

A new survey aims to document the predominantly Afro-Latinx neighborhood’s cultural significance, beyond physical landmarks.

- Art & Design : NPR
Understanding the joy that many find in sadness

Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and purging negative emotion.

- artforum.com - News
Four-Dollar Thrift-Store Find Revealed to Be $250,000 N. C. Wyeth Painting

A painting purchased for a pittance at a New Hampshire thrift store has been identified as a work by renowned illustrator N. C. Wyeth worth up to a quarter of

- art – SURFACE

As the museum continues programming work that expands the relationship between sound and art, the two experimental musicians stage a series of performances that create moments of contemplation and focus.

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Ingrid Schaffner Joins Hauser & Wirth as Curatorial Senior Director

Hauser & Wirth has announced art critic and curator Ingrid Schaffner as its curatorial senior director. Formerly curator of the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, Schaffner will be based at

- art – SURFACE

The NBA players' union is teaching rookies the ins and outs of financial literacy, including demystifying the practice of collecting fine art to build generational wealth. “Untitled” (2023) by Rafa

- art – SURFACE

The noted collector shares the up-and-coming talents and unsung veterans to keep your eyes on as anticipation builds for the annual New York fair's most ambitious outing yet. Photography by

Authorities Seize $5M Roman Bust From Massachusetts Museum

The seizure is part of an ongoing investigation into “a smuggling network” trafficking antiquities looted from Turkey.

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Updated August 21, 2023  by Ryan Lutz