BEST

Lessons from Austin – The
head of Austin’s Blanton Museum talked about how she
managed to avoid layoffs of staff, despite being hit by the
same lockdown realities as every other US institution.

Holy Mosaic! – Researchers in a town
outside Verona, Italy, discovered an almost perfectly preserved mosaic
from a Roman villa, thought to date to the third century
AD.

Grimes Gets Arty – The new mother is
selling her soul…and some artwork at a show hosted by Maccarone gallery.

Cooking Up some Color – Artists are making
banana bread in lockdown, too! Creatives shared their favorite recipes from their
quarantine kitchens.

Honoring Front Line Workers – An artist is
creating a massive mural in the Queens Museum
parking lot to honor the dedicated health workers on the front
lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Artist for Equality – Artist Carrie Mae Weems
is working to alert the public just about the huge
disparity in infection and treatment available to communities of
color during the health pandemic by working with Syracuse
University on public art initiatives.

Oh Baby – Once the reigning queen of baby
photography, Anne Geddes is now in dire financial straits; on this
week’s Art Angle podcast, we unpack what happened.

Art From a Distance – Street art is
flourishing in neighborhoods around the world, and reporter Katie
White breaks down the best places to sneak a peek,
while maintaining social distance.

WORST

Remembering Richard Anuszkiewicz – A
pioneering force in the field of Op-Art, the artist died just shy of his 90th birthday.

EU Criticizes New Budget – Officials are
up in arms over the proposed budget in the wake
of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of the detrimental affects of
proposed cuts to the culture sector.

A Paint Roller Protrusion – Steve Wynn’s
Picasso painting was damaged in a paint-roller accident back in
2018. Now the insurance company is suing the company they claim is
responsible.

Artists Target Trump En Masse – Artists
around the world created scathing works juxtaposing the Trump’s golfing
jaunt over Memorial Day weekend with the names of those
lost to coronavirus.

Creatives Protest in Hong Kong – More than
1,500 creatives signed a petition
against China’s proposed laws to strip Hong Kong of its
autonomy, which would drastically impact the arts.

No Turner Prize for 2020 – Tate Britain’s
famous Turner Prize exhibition has been axed for 2020, though the museum will
divvy up the $123,000 prize fund to disperse among
jury-selected finalists.

Seoul Survivors – After a new wave of
infections due to COVID-19, museums and other institutions in South Korea are
shuttering once again.

A Thief Targets Banksy – A hazmat
suit-wearing thief tried to steal Banksy’s heartfelt artwork from
the UK-based hospital where it was hung, just days after it
was donated.

Death of the Museum? – New reports are
predicting bad news for the future of museums: a study from the
International Council of Museums says one in eight institutions won’t reopen,
and UNESCO has similarly upsetting statistics.

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