3 min read · 30 Sep 2024
Sister Corita Kent in her studio, around 1965. Courtesy Corita Art Center
Hobart: Tasmania’s supreme court has overturned a ruling that shuttered Kirsha Kaechele's female-only art installation at David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art, ARTnews reports.
London: Damien Hirst and Rana Begum are two of the artists who will transform windows in Selfridges department store for Tiffany in time for Frieze week, WWD reports.
New York: Thomas Schütte expects blowback as his retrospective opens at MoMA, and maybe he even welcome the prospect, writes The Times.
Paris: Fahrelnissa Zeid led Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr "Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art" auction, which totaled $548,900, falling short of pre-sale estimates. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.
Profile: Richard Mayhew, who was known for abstract paintings rooted in landscapes, which he called "mindscapes", has died. He was 100.
In other news
Los Angeles: The Corita Art Center has announced a new home, which is due to open in March 2025 with an exhibition of the artist-nun Corita Kent's series of heroes and “sheroes”, Hyperallergic reports.
New York: The Centre Pompidou is trying again to create a Jersey City satellite in a different location and with new financial backing, ARTnews reports.
"‘He said, I should be able to make art and not have to go to the art supply store.’ Linda Goode Bryant recalls when David Hammons created a show from barbershop sweepings and barbeque bones at her gallery, Just Above Midtown."
- New York Times