“We don’t need air conditioning, which is an incredible energy saving." Temperatures in this region of the world remain at about 40C (104F) during the hottest season. - The Guardian
Like Banksy, the British street artist he is sometimes likened to, Invader is elusive, fiercely protective of his anonymity and operating on the margins of illegality. - AP
The Louvre is seen as the worst offender (tickets up from €17 to €22), though most other state museums have raised prices as well. The additional cash flowing into the Louvre will be an estimated €44.3 million. - Artnet
"Across a five-decade career, Yamamoto has dedicated himself to fostering community in Japan’s rapidly expanding cities. From housing projects that coax residents into spontaneous interactions to a glass-walled fire station that invites passersby to peer inside, his architecture appears intent on 'blurring boundaries between its public and private dimensions.'" - CNN
"A new study ... suggests that through most of the Iron Age biblical era, from roughly 1150 B.C. to 600 B.C., a small promontory called Tel Shiqmona on Israel’s Carmel coast was not a residential settlement, as previously supposed, but a major purple-dying factory." - The New York Times
Activists from the group This Is Rigged poured porridge and jam on a bust of Victoria at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow on Sunday. The following day they sprayed soup on statues of Victoria and Prince Albert in the city's George Square. They were protesting the high cost of food. - ARTnews
There are few artists whose signature styles have been so widely, unashamedly capitalized by big brands (with the help of estates and foundations). But in some ways, the condition is hardly a new one—Haring himself sold... - ARTnews
Margo McDaid: “At first, it felt like a coping mechanism; a ritual to hold on to. … I wanted to see how my work would change if I practised every day." - The Observer (UK)
“‘It’s pretty unheard of to paint a skyscraper, so it was like, ‘Oh man let’s go take advantage of this and do it while it lasts,’’ said Misteralek, one of five graffiti artists who described the scene inside the towers.” - The New York Times
Quilt historian Laurel Hinton, who's a folklorist, knows the tale is uncorroborated. But “as a narrative, she recognizes the cultural significance of the codes. ‘It's appealing to Black people because it gives them the idea of agency, that your ancestors had some way of dealing with their situation.’” - NPR
Mendieta’s niece Raquel Mendieta “may be running the estate, which decides how her art is presented in museum and gallery settings, but as various narrative projects reach the public, she is learning how little power she has to dictate how her aunt’s story is told, and by whom.” - The New York Times
Known for keeping a tireless schedule, Meyer Falcón said P.M.U. has so far completed about $2 billion worth of public buildings and community infrastructure. Towns applied for help through a rigorous process. - The New York Times
The gold-thread-and-royal-blue-silk garment, purchased in Beijing in 1913 and left sitting untouched in a cardboard box for over a century, would have been worn by the emperor as he led twice-yearly festival processions outside the Temple of Heaven. - Artnet
"A newly formed nonprofit, composed of prominent local arts leaders and backed by philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, purchased the 93,000-square-foot campus through a limited liability company, BMAI LLC, for roughly $30 million, or $322 per square foot." - San Francisco Chronicle
