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$6M Banana Buyer Justin Sun Sues David Geffen Over $78M Sculpture
Sun claims Giacommetti’s “Le Nez” was sold to Geffen without his permission in a fraudulent transaction orchestrated by his former art advisor.
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Fareed Armaly Rejects German Prize, Citing “Disturbing Trend of Censorship”
The artist and curator turned down the Käthe Kollwitz Prize from the Academy of the Arts, citing the German state’s crackdown on advocacy for Palestinian rights.
Art
We Are Also the Darkness After the Big Explosion
Nolan Oswald sees the pre- and postcolonial worlds as contemporaneous and interlocking.
Art
Prettiness Is Political for Marie Laurencin
The artist has a point: Why is aesthetic pleasure often relegated to the sidelines of art? Why paint rotting fish when you can paint pretty femmes?
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The Wobbly Humanity of Cy Twombly
His works are distinctly earthly endeavors, showcasing the human hand in all its striving.
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Facing $10M Budget Deficit, Brooklyn Museum Will Lay Off Dozens of Workers
The staff cuts will affect both full- and part-time workers across union and non-union roles.
Art
Covering Up the Present in a Ghost Forest
Artist Serena Chang helps us see that in the act of remembering we’re often uncovering more than our own past.
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Required Reading
This week: Sanford Biggers’s musical sculpture, Bayard Rustin’s secret antiquities, lessons from Octavia Butler, elephant autonomy, Severance bros are back, and much more.
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Union Decries Expected Layoffs at Brooklyn Museum
The museum plans to cut staff to address a growing deficit, according to Local 1502, which represents workers including art handlers and curatorial assistants.
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NEA Throws Out Grant Program for Underserved Communities
The NEA announced that it is scrapping its Challenge America grants and focusing on projects related to the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Interview
Caspar David Friedrich Captured the Belated Moment
“He brings in that random, specific, accidental character of the world, and then he makes it feel like there’s some kind of order to it,” says Friedrich expert Joseph Leo Koerner.
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A View From the Easel
“I almost never allow myself to sink into the feeling of guilt or shame about not getting enough work done.”