“Even as one very visible portion of the art world becomes ever more soaked in money, artists like [A.L.] Steiner are picking up the ideas of first- and second-generation institutional critique and adapting them to the needs of the present … investigating, tweaking, and even striking out against the operation of museums, galleries, and the very market itself as an integral part of their larger practices.” Steiner, for instance, decreed for one gallery show that cutting in half the gallery’s opening hours was part of the artwork.
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Fence Off The Spanish Steps In Rome? Yes, They’re Considering It
Since Dutch football hooligans damaged the Bernini-designed fountain at the steps’ base in 2015, there’s been a lot of concern about keeping the landmark safe. Paolo Bulgari (of the jewelry house), who paid for the Steps’ most recent restoration, wants to ban sitting on them and to put in a Plexiglas barrier at night; art historian Vittorio Sgarbi says tourists should be charged a euro or two for access.
Is The Way To Disrupt The Art World Really To Disrupt The Art World?
“Even as one very visible portion of the art world becomes ever more soaked in money, artists like A.L. Steiner are picking up the ideas of first- and second-generation institutional critique and adapting them to the needs of the present. With what feels like increasing frequency, they are investigating, tweaking, and even striking out against the operation of museums, galleries, and the very market itself as an integral part of their larger practices.”
Getting LACMA’s Controversial New Building Built Will Take Every Skill Michael Govan Has
Fortunately, he has a lot of them, as he’s demonstrated in the ten years he’s been in Los Angeles: LACMA’s attendance has doubled and its cachet has soared. Adam Nagourney gives an overview of Govan’s prospects for the biggest project he’s ever undertaken.
Is This Velázquez Genuine Or Not? Experts Have Argued For Years, And The Ringling Museum Is Going To Settle It Once And For All
Curators at the Sarasota museum have studied this portrait of King Philip IV with an infrared camera, and they think they’ve found the evidence they need.
Sotheby’s Sues Over Another Old Master Painting It Has Found To Be Fake
The auction house filed a complaint against the collector who consigned this work, which was described as 16th-century Italian, after testing discovered pigments that didn’t exist until the 20th century. (Sotheby’s launched a similar lawsuit in October over a different canvas.)
Testing The Detroit Institute Of Arts’ New Augmented Reality App
“At a media preview on January 9,” writes Sarah Rose Sharp, “the Detroit Institute of Arts introduced Lumin, a new interpretive guide developed in partnership with Google and an augmented reality (AR) platform creator called GuidiGO. Subsequently, a tempest of conflicting emotions was triggered in the soul of this arts writer.”
Portland’s Disjecta Contemporary Art Center Fires Its Founder, And The Recriminations Fly
“On New Year’s Eve, the organization’s founder and executive director, Bryan Suereth, was officially dismissed by Disjecta’s board of directors, following disputes over his leadership and an eleventh-hour attempt by supporters to keep him at the helm.” Said disputes over Suereth’s leadership are by no means over, though even he and his supporters acknowledge that he can be confrontational.
Indonesia’s First Contemporary Art Museum To Open This Fall
“The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN), the first institution of its kind in Indonesia, has announced that it will officially open to the public in Jakarta in November 2017 after delays in the construction of [its] landmark multi-purpose building.”
Architect Of The US Capitol Orders Painting Removed
“Critics of the painting said the officers were depicted as pigs, which sparked outrage among Republican lawmakers and some police groups. Supporters said it was an example of free expression that deserved to be displayed. The dispute led to a bizarre back-and-forth as GOP lawmakers unilaterally ripped the painting from the wall and returned it to Clay’s office, only to have Clay and his allies rehang it alongside other paintings selected in the competition.”