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 this Thursday, July 6.
NEED TO READ
Nirvana Merch Art Copyright Case is heading to the UK – The American rock band have been sued over a merchandise design that was allegedly stolen from copyrighted artwork upper hell by CS Scott-Giles. The case was thrown out by a Los Angeles judge and will be heard in the UK instead, as the plaintiff, Scott-Giles’ granddaughter, is a British citizen. (ART news)
Art historian helps design new Assassin’s Creed game – The awe-inspiring world-building that goes into video games has gotten even better, with Islamic art specialist Glaire Anderson helping developers build a historically accurate replica of medieval Baghdad for the latest installment. Assassin’s Creed. (evening standard)
American institutions reassess their relationship with David Adjaye – after serious allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct and a toxic workplace have been reported in the FinancialTimes this week, American institutions are reassessing their relationship with the famous Ghanaian-British architect. The Cordova Sculpture Park is removing one of his works from its fall program and Counterpublic, a new public art triennial in St. Louis that features a sculpture by Adjaye, has pledged to begin a “dialogue with our community”. (ART news)
AI is biased against black artists – Due to deep-seated biases, black artists working with AI must use a series of workarounds to generate recognizable images of black people, and these are often glitchy or riddled with offensive stereotypes. A recent Feral File online exposure gave a platform to artwork that explores racial bias in AI. (New York Times)
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Denver will build a historic monument – The city of Colorado will build a monument to honor the 1978 Gang of 19 Protest in which activists in wheelchairs blocked public transportation to draw attention to the lack of accessibility. The creation of the monument is due to a $2.3 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (The arts journal)
Aichi Triennale announces artistic director for 2025 – Curator Hoor Al Qasimi, who founded the Sharjah Art Foundation and its biennial in 2009, was selected to direct the Triennale. She is the first non-Japanese person to hold this position. (ArtReview)
Portrait of Katherine Parr becomes most expensive Tudor painting – The exceptionally rare painting – only one other contemporary portrait of Henry VIII’s sixth wife has survived and is in the National Portrait Gallery in London – fetched £2.8million ($3.5million) last night at Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Old and 19th Century Paintings in London. It was once mistakenly believed that the work had been destroyed in a fire. (Journal of the Antiques Trade)
FOR ART
Magazzino makes room for Michelangelo Pistoletto – The New York museum dedicated to Italian art inaugurated “Welcome to New York! », a retrospective devoted to Michelangelo Pistoletto on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The centerpiece is terzo paradise (2003), a permanent land art installation that was conceived 20 years ago but had never previously found a suitable space for its physical manifestation. Thanks to the recent expansion of Magazzino, it has a space of its own. (The arts journal)
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