| Four activists who removed an ivory ceremonial spear from a Marseille museum this summer in a symbolic act of cultural repatriation have been acquitted of theft charges.Lego announced its largest-ever building kit, a 9,036-piece rendition of Rome’s Colosseum.The San Antonio Museum of Art acquired a mixed-media garment by Jeffrey Gibson and an aluminum signage piece by Edgar Heap of Birds, which will be the first artworks by contemporary Native American artists in its collection.A new study reveals how some Americans feel about the arts, analyzing trends among US residents, and the impact of respondents’ political leanings, socioeconomic status, gender, and race.Awards & AccoladesAnonymous Was a Woman announced the awardees of its 2020 grant cycle. | Anonymous Was a Woman The Andy Warhol Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Arts Writers Grant. | Hyperallergic TransitionsRachel Churner was appointed director of the Carolee Schneemann Foundation, and Alvin Hall and Sara Vance Waddell were appointed board members.Sarah Entwistle is now represented by signs and symbols.Michael Hall was named artistic and executive director of the Arts Students League.Suzanne McClelland is now represented by Marianne Boesky Gallery.Maricelle Robles was appointed executive director of the Headlands Center for the Arts.Klaudio Rodriguez was appointed executive director, and Shirley Solomon was named deputy director, of the Bronx Museum of the Arts.In MemoriamGordon Baldwin (1939–2020), former curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty MuseumBruno Barbey (1941–2020), Magnum photographer | New York Times Ruth DeYoung Kohler II (1941–2020), long-time Director of the John Michael Kohler Arts CenterEleanor Schano (1932–2020), journalist | New York Times Ken Spears (1938–2020), writer, producer and sound editor. who co-created Scooby Doo | BBC |
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