Artist Shahzia Sikander, whose sculpture of a mythical female figure was beheaded at the University of Houston earlier this week, asked to keep it on display, unrepaired.
Artist Shahzia Sikander, whose sculpture of a mythical female figure was beheaded at the University of Houston earlier this week, asked to keep it on display, unrepaired. “It is part of the history of the work and is a testament to the power of art,” she says in our report today.
Also, remember the saga of the women-only show in Australia that declared itself a bathroom after a disgruntled man sued for entry? Well, it turns out it also exhibited a fake Picasso, forged by the curator herself. This might just be the story of the year.
Also today: a celebration of Japanese cinema in New York, an ode to the dying art of handwriting, A View From the Easel, and the Kardashians’ negative impact on the climate in Required Reading. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor | |
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| | | Shahzia Sikander stated that the damage is now “part of the history of the work and a testament to the power of art." | Rhea Nayyar |
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SPONSORED | | | | A one-of-a-kind showcase for the arts community of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle Art Fair returns to Lumen Field for its eighth edition this July. Learn more |
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| | | The works were displayed in a women’s restroom at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art. | Maya Pontone |
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| | | | One of the most underrated film festivals in New York, each year it presents an accessible and engaging collection of recent Japanese cinema. | Dan Schindel |
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| | | | A new book provides a glimpse into how some of the most resoundingly famous writers actually, you know, wrote. | Sarah Rose Sharp |
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| | “The best part of my studio is sharing it with a fellow artist.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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| | | Do White guys who say "inshallah" think they just fell out of a coconut tree? And much more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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TRANSITIONS | Marion Ackermann was appointed president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the organization that manages Berlin’s state museums.
Tess Jaray is now co-represented by Ben Hunter and Offer Waterman galleries in London, and will continue to be represented by Exile Gallery in Vienna.
Joan Kee was named director of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.
Anna Marley was named director of curatorial affairs at the Toledo Museum of Art.Kyla McMillan was appointed director of the Armory Show.
Tie Jojima was named curator of global contemporary art at the Phillips Collection.
Sana Shahmuradova Tanska is now represented by Voloshyn Gallery.
Hiroka Yamashita is now represented by BLUM gallery in collaboration with Taka Ishii Gallery and Kiang Malingue. |
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES | Lawrence Lek won the 2024 Artist Award at Frieze London.
Antony Williams received the National Portrait Gallery’s 2024 Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award.
Rebecca Orcutt won the Young Artist Award. |
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