His two years in Vienna—plus a Ph.D. in art history that involved study of the Habsburg collections—have given him insight into the institution he will be running. His top priority, he says, is raising the KHM’s international profile.
The MSG Sphere’s 580,000 sq ft fully programmable LED screen, named the Exosphere, was illuminated for pre-launch testing overnight to celebrate the Fourth of July. The show started with a welcome message, “Hello world”, followed by fireworks and stars and stripes animations. - The Guardian
"In the firms that cater to mid-market developments, art-school graduates spend their days pumping out huge volumes of the kind of innocuous work a person might gaze at across a hotel bar while winding down after a real-estate-brokers conference in Kansas City." - MSN (Curbed)
"Nancy Yao, who had been criticized for her handling of sexual harassment allegations at a New York museum, has withdrawn from a prestige post as the Smithsonian's founding director of a new women's history museum … 'due to family issues that require her attention.'" - MSN (The Washington Post)
It will help preserve the site for future archaeologists who might have more modern methods and can study the evidence better or ask new questions. - The Conversation
"Ivan Dimitrov, a 27-year-old fitness instructor living in Bristol, wrote a letter of apology to the Rome mayor after allegedly engraving his and his girlfriend's names into an internal wall of the 2,000-year-old landmark with a key." (Actually, he probably didn't write it himself. Read it and see.) - The Guardian
As Ukraine launches its summer counteroffensive, historians fear that Ukrainian cultural objects from Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine might be moved to Russia if the Russians have to retreat again. - The Wall Street Journal
In response to criticism on social media, the museum said in a statement, "While we can't speak about others considered for this post, (Amanda) Maples's breadth of experience and emphasis on sustained collaboration with artists and institutions in Africa and around the world set her apart from other candidates." - ARTnews
There's actually rather a lot. "For nearly two decades, a club committee has invited artists who work in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, painting, glass blowing, engraving, paper quilling, illustration and poetry, to create pieces that embody Wimbledon." - The New York Times
"The rap against the wharf has always been that it is dull and lifeless, no matter how hard its management tries to liven things up with open-water swimming and paddleboarding in the former docks, and an array of eating and drinking options." - The Observer (UK)
Artist Sterling Wells: "I’ve been painting in the water for a year and now that they’re paying attention, I can’t be here. ... I’m being removed little by little, but I’m still painting. And I haven’t given up on the raft." - Hyperallergic
"He always dressed up for his photography, much like he did for his speeches. He wanted to create a dialogue with his photograph that he provided with his speeches. It was a form of representation he hoped would convince people to follow him in advocating for equality." - Washington Post
So much for those romanticized images of noble Native Americans blissfully welcoming their European plunderers. Or, alternatively, attacking them. - Chicago Reader
"Visitors services and security staff in the Public and Commercial Services union have announced that they will walk off the job July 11-16. The planned six-day strike is part of a larger dispute between the government and British trade unions representing civil servants over pay, pensions, and jobs." - Artnet
"Less than a year after a bitter, nearly three-week long strike, the (museum) and its workers are again locked in a dispute — this time over a raise due to go into effect Saturday. The disagreement involves a differing interpretation in contract language about longevity pay increases." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
