"Incheon Airport is considering building a 300-square-meter exhibition space within the airport, after a recent study found that plans to establish a satellite museum of one of Europe's top-tier museums, such as the Centre Pompidou or the Louvre, were unfeasible." - The Korea Herald
The enormous footwear, attached to an enormous leg, appeared to be slung over the roof of the theater where Sondheim's musical opened. The inflatable appendage was "the beacon that called us all to the theater," and the producers of the new Broadway revival want it back. - The New York Times
The list is described as “challenging, stimulating, surprising, nourishing” by the chair of judges, contains the youngest and oldest authors ever to be nominated for the award. - The Guardian
The Los Angeles gallery scene is seeing an influx of established New York art galleries moving into town as of late — 11 so far are here or coming soon. - Los Angeles Times
Oldenburg had his avant-garde moment. One of the three saints of the first rise of Popism in the United States, alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, he was, in a way, the odd man out among them. - The New Yorker
"It is remarkable to consider that television — the medium for which I am most well-known — did not even exist when I was born, in 1922." - The New York Times
For a year, Mr. Safdie was the public face of a building project over the rail corridor in the middle of Toronto’s downtown. This was a hotly controversial project, since it would construct private buildings in the same airspace where local politicians had promised an eight-hectare Rail Deck Park. - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
"Part of a new generation of dancers embracing fluidity of gender roles in salsa dancing, (Audrey Guerrero and Angie Egea) perform and teach classes in Austin, Texas. They are known in the dance community as Angie & Audrey, a.k.a. 'The Kueen & Queen of Non-Binary Afro-Latin Dance.'" - KQED (San Francisco)
Jean-François Charnier and Noëmi Daucé are suspected of ignoring warnings about the questionable provenance of at least two allegedly stolen Egyptian antiquities worth millions, and urging the Louvre Abu Dhabi to acquire them. - Artnet
"I think the right wing is really afraid of libraries not because libraries promote any one type of information but because libraries promote information itself. ... Libraries help us to think. That is why they are powerful, and that is why they are under attack." - The Guardian
When it became too dangerous to meet in person, the artists continued to work individually. Some have since escaped the city but others remain, risking their lives. - The Observer
"Relative to the approximately 26% of adults in the US who have a physical or psychological disability, representation continue(s) to lag behind, a new study released (on) the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (reported). ... Disability inclusion was highest, the study found, in 2019." - The New York Times
To be clear, no scalpers were selling those tickets. Instead, a new definition of face value had emerged, one that many fans had never encountered. Confusion reigned, and anguished reactions poured forth in Facebook fan groups, into my inbox and onto Twitter. - The New York Times
The overhaul, which removes permanent members such as the heads of the Cannes Film Festival and the César Académie, comes out of criticism that the old committee kept submitting movies that premiered at Cannes but had little chance of actually getting a Best International Film nomination, let alone winning. - Variety
The challenge for larger companies like Stratford, which depend heavily on earned revenue, is how to afford to operate at partial attendance as they rebuild. - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
