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, April 24.
NEED TO READ
Did Banksy buy a pub near Glastonbury Festival? – The elusive graffiti artist is said to have bought a historic pub called The Crown in Pilton, Somerset, near the site of Glastonbury Festival. The artist is said to have acquired the pub built in the 1600s for £1 million ($1.4 million), but the reports have not been confirmed by the artist or his team. (rolling stone)
Beef The team responds to the David Choe controversy – Lee Sung Jin, the creator of the trending Netflix series, along with series stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong said they “don’t condone” the ‘undeniably hurtful and extremely disturbing’ story which artist and cast member Choe recounted on a podcast nine years ago, but added that Choe had already made an effort “to learn from his mistakes.” Choe has apologized for the story, in which he joked about becoming a ‘successful rapist’ during a massage, but the criticism resurfaced recently as Beef became a hit. (Variety)
Ju Ming is dead – The famous Taiwanese sculptor was found dead at 85 on Saturday night at his home in Taipei after what appeared to be a suicide. The famous artist known for creating the iconic “Taichi” series was one of the most famous sculptors in the Sinosphere and exhibited worldwide. Many of its public works have become iconic local landmarks, such as the gate of wisdom at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. (Focus Taiwan)
Australian climate protester faces counter-terror charges – Joana Veronika Partyka, who was in February sentenced for the work of criminally damaged Frederick McCubbin Down with his luck at the Art Gallery of West Australia during a protest against a gas company, now faces new charges for refusing to give authorities access to his electronic devices which were seized by anti-territorial police during of a raid on his home. (Guardian)
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Collector Ronald Perelman donates $25 million to Brown – The Perelman Family Foundation made the donation to establish the Ronald O. Perelman Arts District at Brown University in an effort to strengthen the arts at the Ivy League institution. (Press release)
Ibrahim Mahama’s Ljubljana Biennale announces its theme – “From the Void Came the Gifts of the Cosmos” has been chosen as the title of the 35th edition of the biennale, which will take place from September 15 to January 14, 2024. The work presented will reflect on the entanglements of built environments with modernity. the histories of anti-colonial and anti-imperial struggles and their contemporary vestiges. (Press release)
Hammer names participants for 2023 Made in LA – From Jessie Homer French to Chiffon Thomas, a total of 39 artists, art collectives and organizations will participate in the upcoming Hammer Museum Biennale. “Made in LA 2023: Acts of Living,” will run from October 1 through December 31. (Los Angeles Time)
FOR ART
Nelson-Atkins displays a painting won in the Super Bowl bet – Sail, the 1875 oil painting by Thomas Eakins, is on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City for two months after the museum won a friendly bet with the Philadelphia Museum of Art in what has been dubbed a “museum bowl” when Kansas City Chiefs played the Philadelphia Eagles. The museum of the losing city has agreed to send one of its masterpieces on loan to the museum of the winning city. (KCUR)
Thomas Eakins, Sail (circa 1875). The Alex Simpson, Jr., Collection, 1928. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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