Richard Serra Dies, British Museum Sues Curator for Theft, Titanic Door Auctioned, and More: Morning Links for March 27, 2024
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
Artnews
Orlando Museum of Art Promotes from Within for Chief Curator Position
Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon replaced the longtime chief curator Hansen Mulford, who quietly retired after 42 years this past March.
Three Contested Rubens Paintings Must Remain in the Courtauld, UK Advisory Panel Rules
The UK Parliament’s spoliation advisory panel rejected three separate claims for the Rubins works.
Talking Galleries Conference Launches Second New York Edition
Speakers include MoMA director Glenn Lowry and critic Jerry Saltz.
Ex-Husband of Murdered Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Arrested in New York
Brazilian authorities have been vocal about wanting to arrest him for around a month.
Paris’s École des Beaux-Arts Under Fire for Destroying Book with Sexual Harassment Allegations
One section of the book reportedly contained accusations that the school’s former director was sexist.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Hires Dalila Scruggs as First African American Art Curator
Scruggs has a background in both education and curatorial roles, with experience across numerous mediums.
Artists Pull Works from Barbican Show to Protest ‘Censorship’ of Writer’s Talk on Gaza
Diedrick Brackens, Mounira al Solh, Yto Barrada, and Cian Dayrit have requested their works be removed from the exhibition “Unravel.” A work by Pacita Abad has also been withdrawn.
Eleven People Face Trial in France for Selling Fake African Artifacts
The group is accused of selling more than $1 million in fabricated artifacts.