“(The movement is) confront(ing) conditions that workers — from archivists and curators to those selling T-shirts — say are untenable: minimal wage increases, draining resources, lack of transparency from top administrators, and mass layoffs and furloughs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic." - The Washington Post
The ancient Jewish historian Josephus reported that Herod (reigned 37 BC-4 BC) built four temples: the Second Temple of the Jews in Jerusalem and three Roman temples, one each in Caesarea and Samaria and a third in an unknown spot. That is, until now? - Haaretz (Israel)
The 3,200-year-old monument was the burial place of Ptah-M-Wia, who was treasurer and chief scribe to Ramses the Great. It's one of many impressive discoveries made over the past few years in Saqqara, an ancient necropolis south of present-day Cairo. - Smithsonian Magazine
“I am at the General Staff building of the Hermitage right now and an employee broke the nose of the person I was with. Is this normal?” Mironova asked her followers on Instagram after the assault. - The Art Newspaper
Chicago loves its architecture and loves showcasing it to the world and tourists. But if everything you’re seeing is great and beautiful, you need to know the ugly to understand the beautiful. - Yahoo! (Chicago Tribune)
Increasing the use of timber in the city's construction projects is hoped to reduce reliance on steel and concrete – materials that create large amounts of carbon dioxide during production. - Dezeen
Henry Grabar lays out the web of dysfunction, failure, and perverse incentives that leads to a respected state university accepting, with no changes, a design by a billionaire who's never studied architecture for a 4,500-student dorm building whose bedrooms have no windows. - Slate
"With 700,000 square feet of space, it is expected to be a major entry into the region's art scene. … Below, a look at the institution's history, its inaugural presentations, and its difficult road to opening." - ARTnews
Leading architecture and design figures attending the summit expressed concerns that the built environment is not being talked about enough, as well as calling for clear, achievable targets to bring down greenhouse gas emissions. - Dezeen
No, today isn't "Mexican Halloween." Just ask artist Ofelia Esparza. "At its core, the tradition is a pitched battle. Forgetting, Esparza said, is what Day of the Dead is fighting." - Los Angeles Times
It helps to see his paintings near each other, but it's not just viewing that's useful; the knowledge comes from a "years-long, collaborative conservation and scientific research project" between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Van Gogh Museum. - Hyperallergic
The artist, who shot to fame with the work Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, says she's been characterized as a narcissist, and that has made critics overlook how serious her art is. - The Guardian (UK)
A Melbourne gallery director says that along with years of massively shrinking arts funding, "the pandemic lockdowns left the industry on its knees. ... 'We have lost a generation of artists’ work,' he says." - The Guardian (UK)
“They do congresses and symposia and they speak about this and that. I have to say that I have huge doubts. Architecture is the art of facts. You do a building or you don’t, and if you do a building, do it right. We shouldn’t have a moralistic standpoint.” - The Observer
