"Where’s that sensitivity when you accept donations from opioid manufacturers, fossil fuel lords, war profiteers, and the like? ... Why aren’t you 'deeply shaken' by the systemic racism, sexism, and classism in your institutions?" - Hyperallergic
John Gomperts, who lives in Washington, realised that the ancient pieces worth up to £80,000 – including two seventh- and eighth-century BC Cypriot vases – that he had inherited from his grandmother could have come from illicit excavations because they have no collecting history. - The Guardian
Now after nearly six months in charge, Bedford is beginning to lay out his vision for SFMOMA and announcing his first initiatives as director. - San Francisco Chronicle
In some cases, the new law has served to expose just how meager some salaries in the cultural sectors remain. As museum workforces across the country continue to unionize, a popular rallying cry has emerged among workers: “You can’t eat prestige.” - Hyperallergic
Spanning 500 years of art history, art from Allen's collection was offered on Wednesday and Thursday, with all proceeds going to philanthropic causes. Christie's had initially estimated that the 150-plus works would sell for a combined $1 billion, but it was exceeded before the conclusion of day one. - CNN
"Climate activists targeting masterpieces around the world are not fully aware of how delicate the artworks are, the directors of almost 100 galleries have warned, saying they have been 'deeply shaken' by the attacks." - The Guardian
Designed by London architecture firm Vatraa, the “monument” was modeled after the Great Trilithon of Stonehenge, but instead of using stones, the architects wrapped three giant piles of plastic bottles in wire meshes and stacked the forms. - Fast Company
Michael Heizer's "City" isn't the only massive art installation out in the boondocks that took decades and millions of dollars to build. For 30 years, Kiefer has been working on "La Ribaute," a compound built in and around an abandoned silk mill. - Smithsonian Magazine
Involving communities in the way artefacts are used and displayed is a longstanding issue for African museums, even for objects that were never taken abroad. - The Conversation
A recent survey by the British artist and curator Helen Gorrill, of the prices of 5,000 paintings sold at auction globally, found that for every £1 a male artist earns for his work, a woman earns just 10p. - The Art Newspaper
This decision does not come as a surprise—ministry officials have prohibited dozens of exhibitions of contemporary art since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. They have also introduced a new system of censorship. - The Art Newspaper
"Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena province." - BBC
At the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, two activists scrawled across several of the Warhol prints (which were protected by glass) with blue spray paint and glued themselves to the works, although they were removed before the glue dried. - The Guardian
“It does not escape your intelligence that a closure of this kind, in addition to constituting a loss of income, represents damage to the image of the Uffizi Galleries and the entire national museum system.” - The Art Newspaper
"Though most museums don't share details about security matters as a policy, some of the measures being enforced will be immediately obvious to the visiting public." - Artnet
