3 min read · 10 Sep 2024
Panel of Julie Mehretu’s stained glass window, Uprising of the Sun, commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center. Copyright the artist, courtesy of the Obama Foundation
Chicago: Julie Mehretu has designed an 83-foot-tall work in stained glass for the facade of the Obama Presidential Center, The Architect’s Newspaper reports.
New York: Peter Doig is curating an exhibition, “The Street”, in Gagosian's Madison Avenue space, featuring the artist’s new paintings alongside historical works. A street scene by Balthus will be a key painting, The Art Newspaper reports.
Tokyo: Doris Salcedo and Sophie Calle have been awarded Japan’s Praemium Imperiale for sculpture and painting respectively. HENI News
London: Gary Hume tells The Guardian about his many obsessions, including swans, mirrors and doors, and being a grandfather, ahead of his latest solo show at Sprüth Magers.
Munich: Rebecca Horn has died, aged 80. Munich's Haus der Kunst is presenting a retrospective of the German feminist artist’s work.
In other news
New York: Glenn Lowry, the director of MoMA for the past three decades, will step down in 2025, ARTnews reports.
Amsterdam: The Rijksmuseum was forced to close on Saturday because of a protest by environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion.
Moves: Evelyn Lin, co-head of Asian 20th century and contemporary art at Christie’s, is joining Pace Gallery as president for Greater China, the South China Morning Post reports.
"‘I did not have to draw in German or French or English. I could just draw.’ Rebecca Horn (1944-2024) recalls growing up in Germany in the immediate aftermath of WW2. "
- The Guardian