“The Barnes Foundation has selected Thomas Collins, head of the resurgent Pérez Art Museum in Miami, to be its new chief executive and president.”
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The Gates Foundation Is Using Art To Promote Vaccinations
“The global roster includes photographers (Annie Leibovitz, Sebastião Salgado, Mary Ellen Mark); writers (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie); filmmakers (Luc Jacquet, director of the documentary ‘March of the Penguins’); and bands (Playing for Change).”
House Of The Artist Now Known As ‘Mr. Turner’ Saved For Restoration By A Last-Minute Grant
“Turner, one of Britain’s greatest painters, designed the building as a retreat from his central London studio and as a permanent home for his elderly father, a retired wigmaker and barber, who looked after the house and garden.”
Thirty Art-Writing Clichés To Ditch In The New Year
Ben Davis: “It’s a new year, which is a fine excuse as any to ditch old bad habits. Here below, I have assembled a not-at-all exhaustive list of art-writing words that I could do without in 2015. I admit, I’ve been guilty myself of abusing some or all of them – but of course that’s what New Year’s resolutions are for.”
Gay Tours Of The Vatican’s Museums (Yes, They’re Real)
“Among the many ways that Pope Francis has changed the tone of the Vatican is with his seeming openness to groups that have long been shunned, from divorced Catholics to children of gay couples. His approach has inspire one Italian gay travel company, Quiiky, to look at the Vatican Museums’ vast art collections from a gay perspective.”
Whatever Happened To Helmut Lang? Sculpture Happened
“In 2005, the innovative designer walked away from fashion. Now, after quietly working for years on highly personal sculptures in the studio of his Long Island estate, he is making his debut at New York’s Sperone Westwater Gallery.”
Detroit Institute Of Art Hits Its “Grand Bargain” Number
“DIA board chair Gene Gargaro said Monday that he reported to Gov. Rick Snyder at the end of December that the museum had reached the present-value equivalent of its pledge to raise $100 million over 20 years.”
Andy Warhol Foundation Finishes Spree Of Art Giveaways
“The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts said it has finished one of the biggest art giveaways of all time, sending the remaining contents of what rocker Lou Reed once dubbed ‘Andy’s Chest’ to museums and colleges and universities in 48 states and 10 foreign countries.”
Artist Who Was Arrested Three Times Last Week In Havana Warned To Stay Away From Biennial
“‘This served to unmask everyone,’ Bruguera told the journalist Adriel Reyes of Radio Martí.”
New Tomb Of Previously Unknown Pharaonic Queen Discovered In Egypt
“This discovery will help us shed light on certain unknown aspects of the Fifth Dynasty, which along with the Fourth Dynasty, witnessed the construction of the first pyramids.”