A painting by Adolf Hitler. It’s “a piece of shit”.
- Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi has curated an exhibition about art and madness at Museo Di Salo in Lombardy. The most high-profile inclusion in the show: a rarely-seen painting by Adolf Hitler that Sgarbi describes as “a piece of shit”. [The Telegraph]
- This is the best museum-related news we’ve heard in a long time. The Museum of the Dog is moving back to New York after relocating to St. Louis (really?) in 1987. Expect so much dog art. [NBC New York]
- Yay! Trump’s latest travel ban has been shot down by a federal judge, again. [The New York Times]
- And the bad news: Trump’s proposed budget is really bad for the arts, the EPA, and poor people. But great for the military industrial complex. Defense first, obviously, because once we’re a toxic shithole of a country devoid of culture or social infrastructure everyone else will just be lining up to invade. [The Washington Post]
- Ronald Hollar has been charged by Des Moines police after drunkenly crashing his car into one of that city’s most beloved public artworks. [KCCI Des Moines]
- Julian Opie and Lisson Gallery are prepping for Opie’s first major show in China, at Shanghai’s Fosun Foundation. Honestly, I had mostly forgotten about Opie. I wonder if that’s because his work seems so dated as a result of how much it influenced turn-of-the-millennium graphic design. I can’t look at one of his paintings without seeing a painfully hip early 00s Granta “best of” anthology cover. Maybe Chinese audiences won’t be as jaded to his style? [Newsweek]
- Versailles is changing its contemporary art program. After recent controversies surrounding their solo art-star exhibitions (Anish Kapoor, anyone?) the French landmark is shifting to a group show model. Whoever thought people would consider curating group shows as a lower-drama alternative? [artnet News]
