Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, June 5.
NEED TO READ
Hans Peter Feldmann dies at 82 – The news was announced jointly by the eight galleries he had worked with. The German conceptual artist’s works made from his archive of seemingly mundane images were considered by some critics to be the predecessors of appropriation art in the 1980s. He became the oldest Hugo winner Boss of the Guggenheim Museum in 2011. (ART news)
The ownership of Benin bronzes is complicated – Western institutions that agreed to return the treasures looted from the palace of the Kingdom of Benin by British troops in 1897 are seeking clarification on the ownership of the bronzes after the announcement that the oba, a direct descendant of the Kingdom of Benin, would be the sole owner of the returned treasures, rather than the state or trust overseeing the development of the new Edo West African Art Museum. The decision could be challenged by Nigerian officials under newly elected President Bola Tinubu, who took office last Monday. Cambridge University has postponed its award ceremony for 116 bronzes until clarity is achieved. (New York Times)
The Barbie movie causes a shortage of pink paint – Sarah Greenwood, production designer for the upcoming screen adaptation of the acclaimed global dollhouse franchise, told Architectural Digest that the construction of the sets has caused a worldwide shortage of Rosco fluorescent pink paint. But Rosco’s vice president of global marketing, Lauren Proud, said there had already been a supply shortage due to logistical issues related to the pandemic. “And then we gave them everything we could,” Proud said. (Vulture)
Oscar Murillo on How Painting Looks Like Winemaking – The 37-year-old artist nicknamed “the Basquiat of the 21st century” declared the realization of his new work, demonstrations 2020-2022, presented at Gagosian, was like “making really good wine, it takes years”. The artist took his time making art while living in his native Colombia during the lockdown. (Observer)
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Participation in the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum – The Amsterdam institution welcomed 650,000 visitors from 113 nations over 16 weeks for its Vermeer exhibition, the most successful since the museum was founded more than two centuries ago. The exhibition ended on Sunday, but six of the 28 paintings featured in the exhibition remain on display at the museum. (Press release)
Angela Cassie leaves her position at the National Gallery of Canada – Cassie is leaving for another yet-to-be-announced executive position in Manitoba after a year as interim director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada. (art forum)
Woody De Othello joins Stephen Friedman – The London gallery jointly represents the artist born in 1991 with Jessica Silverman Gallery and Karma. (Press release)
FOR THE ARTS
London Philharmonic Serenades in a Parking Garage – The philharmonie opened the 2023 season on Saturday with The planets by Gustav Holst, a piece composed for an orchestra and 95-member choir in a parking lot in Peckham which now houses Bold Tendencies as part of London Gallery Weekend. A portrait of Holst is kept at the National Portrait Gallery, which is due to reopen on June 22 after a three-year closure. (instagram)
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