In Brief
Army to Spend $600,000 on World War I Paintings
The US Army has received a $600,000 budget allocation for the purchase of works by Samuel Johnson Woolf, Defense News reported.
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In Brief
Vatican Rents Out Sistine Chapel as New Visitor Limits Are Announced
For the first time in its 600-year history, the Sistine Chapel has been rented out for a private event organized by Porsche, The Telegraph reported.
Art
Reconstructing the Legacy of Surrealism
A Surrealism of hokey séances and dripping clocks has long superseded the movement's political and conceptual radicality in the contemporary imagination.
In Brief
24-Hour Strike Affects UK Museums
An all-day strike yesterday saw operations at a number of UK museums stopped or decreased as nearly 250,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union walked off the job over caps on pay and pensions, the Guardian reported.
Opinion
Some Tips for Artists from Chinese President Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, president of China and general secretary of its Communist Party, has, like his predecessors going back to Mao Zedong, some opinions about how "art workers" should go about their labor.
In Brief
Islamic State Stymies Turkish Biennial
A Turkish biennial close to the Syrian border has been postponed due to the Islamic State's ongoing assault on the nearby town of Kobani, The Art Newspaper (TAN) reported.
In Brief
Bloomberg Foundation Will Award Cities Up to $1M Each for Public Art
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation established by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced yesterday an initiative that will see at least three cities receive up to one million dollars for public art programs.
Art
After Alleged Attack, Making Sense of a Chelsea Exhibition's Murky Backing
On October 3rd, an assailant and two accomplices allegedly entered the cavernous gallery at 540 West 21st Street in Manhattan's Chelsea district. What happened next, according to reports published here and in the New York Times, was an assault of the curator, Benjamin Hiller, with pepper spray, and
News
Eyebeam Shelves Move to Downtown Brooklyn
The arts and technology nonprofit Eyebeam recently cancelled its 2016 plans for a major space in the BAM Cultural District of Downtown Brooklyn, Hyperallergic has learned.
In Brief
Whitney Studio, a Landmark in Need of Repair, Designated "National Treasure"
The New York Studio School's Whitney Studio in Greenwich Village has been designated a "National Treasure" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In Brief
Judge Overturns IRS on Artist Tax Deductions
A ruling by the United States Tax Court last week held that an artist employed as a professor could still claim tax deductions on her independent output, the New York Times reported.
In Brief
Curator Assaulted by "Paramilitary Thugs" in Kiev
A politically engaged Ukrainian curator was attacked and beaten in an incident in Kiev late last month, The Art Newspaper reported.