Why not use the surveillance capabilities of satellites for good instead of evil, right? "Instead of biking on a straight path or in circles around a park, Ms. Strong plans her rides in the shapes of birthday cakes, stars, birds, lions — and the occasional Vermeer." - The New York Times
"At just 34, Yore’s art has become instantly recognisable in its spectacular, colourful vulgarity, taking on gender, sexuality, politics, religion, capitalism and advertising." - The Guardian (UK)
Twenty-four board members of Toronto's Power Plant resigned together "in response to their parent organization Harbourfront’s alleged attempt to terminate and replace 12 members of the board. The only remaining members on the board ... are two Harbourfront directors." - Hyperallergic
"This Documenta, unlike any before it, was not about art, or ideas, but about the friends we made along the way — the friends and, indeed, the enemies." - The New York Times
Museums, collectors, artist estates and others are "exploring NFTs of traditional art to build support, protect and conserve work, and bring in a new generation of art appreciators." - ARTnews
"Working across sculpture, installation, performance, dance, film, and photography, Nengudi is best-known for her R.S.V.P. series. ... These pantyhose sculptures are often filled with sand, then stretched and pinned to various points of a wall (often in a corner). They sag and droop in ways best described as poetic." - ARTnews
"There are real concerns with respect to the copyright of outputs from these models and unaddressed rights issues with respect to the imagery, the image metadata and those individuals contained within the imagery." - Ars Technica
“It's really easy to look at something from far away and say it's scary. When people actually use it, the attitudes are very different. It doesn’t feel like something that’s trying to replace you. When you use it, it very much feels like an extension of your own mind.” - Los Angeles Times
"This week, (the MNA) in Los Angeles announced that its opening has again been delayed, this time to 2025. ... But with the announcement also came a fresh look into the institution's burgeoning, 100,000-piece collection — and all the high-profile purchases of narrative-focused artwork it has made in recent years." - Artnet
"On Tuesday, the Madrid museum released a list of 25 works that it identified as potentially having been (confiscated from their owners during the Spanish Civil War and) placed with the institution under the regime of dictator Francisco Franco, which lasted until his death in 1975." - ARTnews
Art either captivates the public or it doesn’t, and the same, it would seem, is true of art heists. Some enthrall us with their brazenness. Others charm with their cheekiness. - The Walrus
Manouach printed out the Japanese digital edition of One Piece and bound it together, treating the comic not as a book but as “sculptural material”, according to the book/ artwork’s French publisher JBE. - The Guardian
The Sydney Modern Project, the new contemporary art wing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, has two big old oil storage tanks from World War II under the building. One of them has been made into a Turbine Hall-style space for large-scale installations. - The New York Times
Pinch me – I must be dreaming. Brad Pitt is an extremely impressive artist. I certainly didn’t expect to be saying that when I got up this morning. - The Guardian
