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The New Public Art Of Newark Airport

“The airport is a theater,” the artist said. “It’s like a soapbox, a place where you can reach the whole world.” - The New York Times

Russian Troops Looted Kherson Museum Before Fleeing

Russian soldiers looted nearly 15,000 objects from the Oleksiy Shovkunenko Kherson Art Museum and other cultural venues in the region two weeks ago. - Artnet

Are You Happy? Pharrell Williams Makes NFTs Of Hilma af Klint

"The NFTs come from af Klint's series Paintings for the Temple, created between 1906 and 1915. The series contains 193 paintings, none of which can be sold, as they are in the hands of the Hilma af Klint Foundation, (which gave) permission to create and sell NFTs of the works." - ARTnews

Today In Climate-Protesting Art Vandalism: Actual Oil On A Klimt In Vienna

"Letzte Generation activists targeted Death and Life (1910/11), one of a number of Klimt masterpieces that regularly draw tourists to the Leopold Museum. In video documenting the event, one activist appears to spill the black oil out from a sac while another glues himself to the piece." - ARTnews

Police Thwart Glue Vandals At Oslo Museum

The painting was not harmed, although some glue residue was left on the protective glass. The room was then emptied and closed to the public. - Artnet

Vandals Claiming To Be “Climate Activists” Throw Maple Syrup On Painting At Vancouver Art Gallery

Police said no arrests have been made, but officers are investigating the incident. - CBC

A New Giacometti Museum Is Coming To Paris

"The Giacometti Foundation will take up residence in the former Gare des Invalides, better known in postwar years as the former headquarters of Air France. Its opening is scheduled for 2026." - The Guardian

Restoring, And Unveiling, A Long Censored Nude By Artemisia Gentileschi

And by long, we're talking centuries. "Swirling veils and drapery were added to Allegory of Inclination about 70 years after Gentileschi painted the lifesize female nude, believed to be a self-portrait, in 1616." - The Guardian (AP)

The Tale Of A Famous Canadian Wartime Painting

Eva May Roy was a private - a special one. "Before the CWAC was created, the only option available to Canadian women looking to get involved in the war effort was to serve as a nurse — and it was nearly impossible for Black women to get that training." - CBC

Should Paul Allen’s Art Collection Have Gone To A Public Museum?

Probably. But it seems like "he valued the money his artworks could bring to good causes more than the pleasure and knowledge they could bring to future museumgoers" - except for his science fiction art collection, which wasn't on sale. - The New York Times

A New Banksy Goes Up In Ukraine

"The mural is black and white and features a gymnast, who is dressed in a leotard, doing a handstand on rubble by ... a war-torn building in Ukraine" near Kyiv. - The New York Times

Why A Room Full Of Agnes Martin Works Can Be So Compelling

"While the repetition of line and space are meditative, there is an obsessive quality to her work, hinting at a deeper underlying stress." - Glasstire

It’s Not Great To See Museum Directors Being So Darn Fragile

"Where’s that sensitivity when you accept donations from opioid manufacturers, fossil fuel lords, war profiteers, and the like? ... Why aren’t you 'deeply shaken' by the systemic racism, sexism, and classism in your institutions?" - Hyperallergic

Man Repatriates Artifacts After Reading Newspaper Story

John Gomperts, who lives in Washington, realised that the ancient pieces worth up to £80,000 – including two seventh- and eighth-century BC Cypriot vases – that he had inherited from his grandmother could have come from illicit excavations because they have no collecting history. - The Guardian

SFMoMA’s New Director Lays Out A New Direction For The Museum

Now after nearly six months in charge, Bedford is beginning to lay out his vision for SFMOMA and announcing his first initiatives as director. - San Francisco Chronicle

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