ARTnews in Brief: Public Art Fund Names Melanie Kress Senior Curator, ICI’s 2023 Leo Award Goes to Uzodinma Iweala, and More
LACE and the Brooklyn Museum have also made curatorial hires recently.
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Pharrell’s Debut Collection for Louis Vuitton Spotlights the Art of Henry Taylor
Several of the artist’s portraits are featured in LV’s suits.
Site of Julius Caesar’s Fatal Stabbing Opens to Public Visitors
The ancient Roman building complex has been taken over by cats in recent years.
Heiko-Thandeka Ncube, Berlin-Based Artist and Writer on the Rise, Dies at 32
He was about to graduate Hito Steyerl’s class at the University of Art Berlin.
120-Million-Year-Old “Illegally Exported” Dinosaur Fossil Returns Home After Social Media Crusade
“Without the mobilization of the Brazilian scientific community, we would not have been successful.” said Brazilian authorities.
London’s National Portrait Gallery Reopens, Actor Gérard Depardieu Is Selling His Art, and More: Morning Links for June 21, 2023
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
New Mexico Judge Grants and Dismisses Claims Made By Meow Wolf in Ongoing Copyright Fight
A judge in New Mexico has granted and dismissed claims made by Meow Wolf in response to an IP lawsuit.
A New Startup Is Bringing the Y Combinator Model to the Art World
In 2020, tech entrepreneur Joey Flores asked himself what an accelerator program could do for artists.