Hill, the inaugural Audain senior curator of Indigenous art, had worked at the gallery for 22 years. He is a specialist in Iroquoian languages and culture, and in global contemporary Indigenous art. - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
"Naturally, the theft has shaken the Yale School of Art, but it has opened up a conversation about frustrations with the university’s policies as well." - Hyperallergic
The Temple of Boom "is made of glass-reinforced concrete and rises from the NGV gardens like a piece of sumptuous Meccano. It invites the public to reflect not only on the Parthenon’s beauty, but its complicated history." - The Guardian (UK)
Eco-artists aren't trying to shock, generally speaking: "The climate crisis has inspired visual artists to create works that challenge viewers—and themselves—to move beyond shock and outrage, and toward action." - The Atlantic
"An outspoken member of the Asheville Art Museum’s board, the only current trustee to speak publicly about employee complaints of mistreatment, was ousted from the board Tuesday and removed as a museum volunteer." - Asheville Watchdog
"Christopher Oakley, a former Disney animator turned Civil War sleuth, has combined intense analysis of 19th-century photographs with 21st-century 3-D modeling software to argue that Lincoln was standing inside the national cemetery." - The New York Times
Messages flashed on Twitter's flagship building in San Francisco read "Musk's Hellscape," "launching to bankruptcy," and "worthless billionaire." You can thank artist Alan Marling. - Los Angeles Times
Our machines have crossed a threshold. All our lives, we have been reassured that computers were incapable of being truly creative. Yet, suddenly, millions of people are using a new breed of AIs to generate stunning pictures. Most of these users are not professional artists, and that’s the point. - Wired
The historic Rio de Janeiro building had, alongside its natural history materials, large holdings of Indigenous artifacts — collected in another era, usually plundered and presented without context. "The destruction was also a chance to start over and try something radical: asking Indigenous peoples what they wanted." - The New York Times Magazine
"Do these attacks not reveal the fragility of what we hold dear? Do they not make us think about what we want to save for the next generation? Yet the answer to these questions is mostly no. Instead, these attacks feel part of a helpless careering towards climate chaos." - The Guardian
It was the most consequential monument of the 20th century, and it reinvigorated the making of monuments and memorials in Washington. And yet, despite its groundbreaking power and enormous popularity, it has had a faltering influence on memorials ever since. - Washington Post
Tourists have often registered their experience by posting reviews, photographs, and comments on social media. Such data offer an unprecedented, though particular, view of the visitor experience at these sites. - Cultural Analytics
Since winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the Gulf state has focused on transforming itself into "a beacon of art and culture", according to the tournament's organisers. - Dezeen
