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Week in Review: PAIN Activists Protest at Courthouse; Fires Threaten Greek Heritage Sites
Also, a Kusama sculpture was swept into the sea by a typhoon, and more.
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Swirling Images of the Cosmos, as Seen From Earth
See the encapsulating images shortlisted for the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.
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A Protest Against Purdue Settlement Transforms Courthouse Landscape Into a Graveyard
Activists from advocacy groups PAIN Sackler and Truth Pharm denounced Judge Robert D. Drain's "bankruptcy scam.”
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A Typhoon Swept This Yayoi Kusama Sculpture Away to Sea
The artwork was installed on a pier on the shore of Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture.
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Smithsonian Repatriates Sacred Items to the Siksika Nation
The two objects will again be utilized in Siksika ceremonies.
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In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Rebels Take Control of UNESCO Heritage Site
The recent seizure follows nine months of violent civil war in Ethiopia.
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Move Over, Pollock: Research Confirms Neanderthals Made Splatter Paintings
Pigment found on rocks in a Spanish cave was applied by humans 60,000 years ago using splattering and blowing techniques.
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Acropolis Closes as Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe
Other archaeological sites have also closed while authorities battle with dozens of conflagrations around Athens.
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Week in Review: Looted Artifacts Returned to Iraq; NYC Mandates Vaccines at Performances
Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world. Subscribe to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter. New York City You will soon need your vaccine card to accessNew York City's indoor performance venues as well as dining and fitness
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Seeing a Performance in NYC? You’ll Need Your Vaccine Card
The “Key to NYC Pass” will soon be required to access indoor cultural venues as well as dining and fitness facilities.
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"It Means Nothing To Me": Picasso Unimpressed by Moon Landing
The artist's underwhelmed response to the historic 1969 event is the "meh" energy we all need right now as billionaires race to space.
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Fourth Suicide at Hudson Yards Vessel May Shutter the Site Permanently
The Hudson Yards developer Related Companies has persistently ignored demands to raise the height of the structure’s guard rails.