In artist Mire Lee's work, "motors, tubes, and pumps paired with silicone, ceramics, fabrics and liquids become sculptures that are bizarre, messy and (in more ways than one) moving. Pushing lines of taste, her inventions can suggest organs ripped from bodies." - The New York Times
After I finished, I placed the banana skin under the tape on the wall. Then, a guard said, 'excuse me,' but didn’t try to restrain me in any way. I talked to the guards. They looked embarrassed." - The Guardian (UK)
"Francis told the group that 'neither art nor faith can leave things simply as they are: They change, transform, move and convert them. Art can never serve as an anesthetic; it brings peace, yet far from deadening consciences, it keeps them alert.'" - The New York Times
"The Brooklyn Museum wanted to do an exhibition with a Netflix celebrity, so the institution isn't going to say anything too plainly about the flaws in Gadsby's arguments. … Gadsby, meanwhile, admits that they participated, even though they hate the show's subject, because 'I thought it would raise my profile.'" - Artnet
“Because other international biennials were also postponed to 2024 due to the pandemic, a competition for resources can be expected, which will ultimately result in the capacities of artists and their availability,” the Foundation said. - ARTnews
Mass timber—panels and beams made from layers of wood stacked together for extra strength—avoids the massive carbon footprint of standard construction materials like concrete and steel. - Fast Company
Well, besides Gadsby's "'neener-neener-you're-a-weiner' style of commentary." Ben Davis: "After spending four hours in it, I started to suspect that what makes the show so strange and strained is that it is actually trying to work against (Gadsby's) arguments — but without ever admitting that this is what is happening." - Artnet
Anecdotal evidence suggests that, post-Covid and the other assorted turmoils of the past couple of years, galleries and auction houses around the world have returned to the status quo ante; the numbers, however, show that this is far from the case. - The Critic
"We now have the answer: 'Dalí Alive 360°,' a new immersive experience showcasing the Spanish surrealist's works. It opens sometime this summer." - Tampa Bay Times
"The works come from the Khanenko Museum, which sustained damages from a Russian missile strike last October, prompting increased safety measures to protect its cultural objects from Russian attacks as well as looting and illegal trade." - Hyperallergic
"New galleries have been opened up, learning spaces and restaurants added, and a public forecourt created, in a £41.3 million process of surgical slicing and stitching, giving the rambling warren a vital new lease of life." - The Guardian
The new Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is due to open in 2026, near Delhi’s Indira Gandhi international airport. It will be “India’s national modern and contemporary art museum, for all intents and purposes.” - The Art Newspaper
The designs were made through a laborious process of smacking stones against the granite rock that exposed an underlayer of white. This color, in addition to their size, made them highly visible from both the mainland and passing ships. - Artnet
"A sculpture that was stolen from the North Dakota Museum of Art seven months ago was found next to a dumpster at the nearby Southgate Casino, Bar and Grill. Luckily for the two people who spotted the work, the museum had offered $1,000 for its safe return." - Artnet
"The thievery ring operated for more than two decades at 20 museums and stores across the eastern United States and parts of the Midwest." In 2002, the group allegedly took Pollock's painting Springs Winter (1949) and a Warhol silkscreen, La Grande Passion, from the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pa. - ARTnews
