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In Brief

Trump Wants to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” by Imposing Classical Style

In a draft executive order, the US government seeks to impose the classical style on federal buildings so that they “once again inspire respect instead of bewilderment or repugnance.”

News

As Appeals to Cancel Art Basel Hong Kong Amplify, Local Gallerists Criticize "Myopic" Media Coverage

Local galleries are pushing back on largely Western arguments that Art Basel Hong Kong should be cancelled because of political unrest, but as coronavirus spreads, the argument for cancellation strengthens.

News

Artist Tomás Saraceno Launches a Fuel-Free Solar Air Balloon, Breaking World Records

Saraceno's balloon flew over the Salinas Grandes salt flat, making it the first time a human has flown without the use of any fossil fuels, only air and sun.

News

Week in Review: Museum of Chinese in America Begins to Salvage Archives After Fire; Triennial Postponed Over Coronavirus Concerns

Also, the official Obama portraits will tour the United States, new murals commemorate Kobe and Gianna Bryant, and more.

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Major Triennial in Beijing Is Postponed, Citing Coronavirus Outbreak

As institutions shutter in response to the epidemic and Art Basel Hong Kong weighs its options, the CAFA Museum's Techne Triennial exhibition of media art has been postponed.

News

Over 1,600 Materials From the Black Mountain College Archives Will Be Digitized

Thanks to a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Asheville Art Museum will digitize its largely hidden Black Mountain College Collection.

Art

Objects Returned to Benin by French Collectors Had Been Removed From a Contested Auction

The transaction illuminates the role individuals can play in rectifying Europe's history of colonial plunder, but it also reveals the inner workings of a system that allows such objects to land in private hands to begin with.

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$3M Gauguin Sculpture Acquired by Getty Museum Deemed a Fake

The museum, which purchased the work in 2002, has changed the attribution of the sculpture "Head with Horns" to “unknown.”

Art

A Film Series Spotlights Stories of Black Brazilians From Women Directors

Co-presented by Cinema Tropical and the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), Visions of Resistance presents narratives of resilience and uprising.

Art

CalArts Commissions Works by 50 Artist Alumni to Fund Scholarships

Artworks by the likes of John Baldessari and Carrie Mae Weems will be released in groups of 10 over a five-year period and sold to benefit a new scholarship endowment for the university’s School of Art.

In Brief

The Art World Has Discovered the Dolly Parton Meme Challenge

Musée d'Orsay, Sotheby's, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are among the institutions to poke fun at their LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter personas.

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"Doodle for Google" Competition Asks K-12 Artists: How Do You Show Kindness?

The winner of this year’s competition will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and have their Google Doodle featured on the company’s homepage.