“Volodymyr Kuznetsov’s large-scale mural Koliivschina: Judgment Day was initially part of the exhibition ‘Great and Grand’ (until 22 September), which opened last week at the [Mystetskyi Arsenal complex]. ‘I did not have time to finish it, because the exhibition curator [and venue director] Nataliia Zabolotna decided to cover it with her own hands,’ the artist says.”
Category: visual
City Of Detroit Quickly Removes Artist’s Very Public Comment On City’s Predicament
“The Dirty Show founder and longtime Detroit gadfly placed a replica of a giant can of Crisco under the iconic monument at Hart Plaza, saying it was a commentary on Detroit’s bankruptcy — and no doubt hoping to get some attention. It lasted there about seven hours before Detroit officials removed it.”
How Big Is The Tomb-Raiding Trade? Massive
A University of Glasgow project, “Trafficking Culture,” has attempted to document the market for antiquities stolen from archaeological digs. The numbers are huge.
Boston Graffiti Artists Cover An Abandoned Property In Amazing Murals. Now It Will Be Taken Down
“For the time being, the Bartlett Yard will stand as a testament to the best Boston’s graffiti culture has to offer: intricate designs, pop culture throwbacks, wild colorations, and a sense of reclaimed space. And like nearly all graffiti it will be removed, a sign of the medium’s transitory nature and a neighborhood that is, itself, in transition.”
Lasers Are Helping Restore Pompeii Murals
“Conservators are using lasers to clean the delicate frescos in one of Pompeii’s most popular sites, the Villa of Mysteries. If successful, it could change the way future conservation projects are carried out there.”
Diocletian’s Palace Shows Off Its New Laser-Powered Facelift
“Conservators in Croatia have completed a ten-year project to remove more than 1,700 years of grime from the courtyard of the palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (AD244-311), in the coastal city of Split. ”
Detroit’s Extraordinary Buildings
“Even though Detroit is shrinking and structures are being destroyed almost daily, it still has one of the country’s best collections of late 19th- and early 20th century buildings.”
A Stunning Retraction And Reversal By A New Yorker Critic
“I take back my endorsement, in an earlier post, of the idea that the city of Detroit should ease its financial crisis by selling art works from the collection of the Detroit Institute of the Arts. I also apologize to the many whom my words pained.”
What Really Happened To Those Stolen Masterpieces?
“Have they been burned, as Mr. Dogaru’s mother, Olga, has at times claimed? Or perhaps spirited away by a tall mystery man in a fancy black car, as she has asserted at other times? Or could they, as many in the desolate village of Carcaliu believe, simply be hidden somewhere in this rural corner of Romania?”
And You Thought These Two British Artists Disliked Each Other
Actually, painter Francis Bacon asked sculptor Henry Moore *for art lessons.* Yep.