Importers will be required to identify an object’s country of origin and the date it left the country, as well as the hands the work has passed through, to secure a license. - ARTnews
Feeling baffled by a work of art is similar to the experience of many chemistry learners. In both scenarios, viewers might ask themselves: What am I looking at, where should I look and what does it mean? - The Conversation
It was one of the city’s oldest art schools when it went bankrupt in 2022. The campus — and its famous Diego Rivera fresco — were purchased by a foundation backed by Laurene Powell Jobs; it will reopen as the California Academy of Studio Arts, offering year-long fellowships for emerging artists. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
“Between 2019 and 2021, Carter Reese approached potential buyers with artwork from those artists and others that he described as authentic. … Reese’s real supplier (had) been convicted in Chicago years earlier of selling about $1 million of counterfeit artwork.” (includes extremely clickbaity headline) - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
If the president succeeds in removing a key leader who is not accused of any professional or personal misconduct, he will effectively gain control over the content and mission of the entire Smithsonian. - Washington Post
The aim is to organize experimental exhibitions created alongside artists that will surprise collectors and the public alike, via organizing exhibitions in non-traditional venues, hosting social gatherings, and more. - ARTnews
“Kim Sajet’s refusal to abide by Trump’s decision (will test) the bounds of presidential authority over the Smithsonian. ... It is not a traditional government agency nor part of the executive branch; hiring and firing decisions have historically been handled by the Smithsonian’s secretary (and not) its Board of Regents.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
“Named A Capsule in Time, the Bangladeshi architect’s partially-sheltered pavilion, made from wood and polycarbonate, comprises four arched timber structures that take on the form of a ‘half-capsule’ and are organised around a central courtyard.” - Dezeen
The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The National Gallery have backed a letter calling for an end to the “relentless negativity” around the corporate sponsorship of arts projects. - The Art Newspaper
“The Nazca Archaeological Reserve has been reduced from approximately 2,162 square miles to 1,235 square miles. … The area now excluded from the environmental protections (overlaps) with roughly 300 concessions … owned by informal miners in the process of legitimizing their operations” as gold prices soar. - ARTnews
Since the firing last Friday, leaders at the Institution have been considering whether, in a lawsuit or even in public statements, to challenge a U.S. president on his authority to fire a Smithsonian museum director. So far, the decision has been not to comment publicly in any way. - The New York Times
Inspired by the mid-20th-century discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, an ancient collection of biblical and historical writings, “Scroll” stood 27 feet high and 22 feet wide. Its frame was covered with 54 copper sheets. - The Star Tribune
Artists, curators and critics who have reviewed the recent request for proposals have a more practical worry: America doesn’t have enough quality sculptors or museum-caliber foundries to make this happen on Trump’s speedy timeline. - Politico
“(The museum) in Rio de Janeiro will temporarily reopen some galleries this month, nearly seven years after an electrical fire engulfed the building and destroyed around 90% of its collection. The museum aims to offer a glimpse into its years-long efforts to rebuild and preview ... the full reopening” in 2028. - The Art Newspaper
The tourist was visiting the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an, a city in western China that was the capital during several ancient dynasties, when he “climbed over the guardrail and the protective net and jumped” more than 15 feet into Pit No. 3 on Friday. - ARTnews
