- Holland Cotter asks “Are All-Women Shows Good or Bad for Art?” in a review of “Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947-2016” at the new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel gallery in Los Angeles. Instead of answering that question, the exhibition is used as a starting point to discuss the supposed NY-LA rivalry (LA is booming? So what? New York has been for years! Art causes gentrification anyway!) it’s weird. [The New York Times]
- “I am Sun Mu” screened yesterday at London’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The documentary follows the pseudonymous North Korean artist as he prepares a show criticizing the government. [The Economist]
- The $16 million Castelvecchio Museum art heist mystery has been solved—sort of. A special task force arrested 13 suspects, including a security guard, his twin brother, and wife. They still haven’t located the actual paintings, though. It’s believed they’re in Moldova. [The Washington Post]
- In this interview, Sondra Perry discusses participating in an artist residency, juggling multiple projects, and family. [ART News]
- Venice has been named the most endangered heritage site in Europe. The city faces erosion and flooding from a combination of cruise ship traffic in the lagoon, climate change, and dredging shipping channels. [artnet News]
- In other news related to Europe’s endangered cultural patrimony, the queen of England has declared 2016 the year of punk. What? In protest, and to mark the 40th anniversary of “Anarchy in the UK,” Joseph Corré (the son of Vivienne Westwood and the Sex Pistols’ Malcolm McLaren) is going to burn his entire collection of punk memorabilia. [Business Insider]
- Looking for an affordable place to live in Brooklyn? Good luck. 200 affordable housing units just received 90,000 applications. [Curbed]
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