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THIS IS THE PITS—the works of the actor brad pitt, This is. Some of them are exhibited in Tampere, Finland, Sara Hildén Art Museum, TMZ reports. In a new exhibition there, Pitt shows recent work alongside sculptures by his friend Thomas Houseago, whom Pitt considers a close friend. According TMZPitt never made it to the opening of the exhibition, which also includes works by the composer Nick Cave. But for those wishing to travel to see the exhibition, Tampere is only a short train ride from Helsinki.
PHOTOGRAPH SENDING. The conservative Clement Cherouxa star of modern Art Museumwill step down as chief curator of photography, the New York Times reports. He is about to return to France, where he will now hold the position of director of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation; he had only been at MoMA for two years. Ars-Technica reports that some artists have started submitting AI-generated artwork to photography sites such as Shutterstock in an attempt to “monetize” these works. It might sound pretty weird, but Shutterstock’s terms of service technically allow AI-generated art to appear there for potential licensing by others. The Guardian dove deep into an image of the photographer William Klein, who died last week. The photo, taken in Rome on order for the French voguenails the “good mix of monochromatic cool and traffic chaos he wanted.”
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A 1,300-year-old statue of a prancing horse from the Tang dynasty in China has been the subject of scientific analysis and experts from the Cincinnati Museum of Art in Ohio, which owns it, were shocked by what they found. The restored statue will be on display at the museum in October. [The Washington Post]
Ahead of her first New York show in over a decade, at rhythm galleryartist Beatrice Milhazes discussed her latest body of abstractions, which see her embrace diagonals instead of circles. “I needed that kind of provocation,” she said. [The New York Times]
During the pandemic, painter Frank Auerbach turned inward and began to do a series of self-portraits. The results, which will appear in an updated version of a book on Auerbach by William Feaverare as formally audacious as anything he has done. [The Guardian]
from Alabama Birmingham Art Museum received two gifts worth a total of $3 million. One of the donations will support the Director of Learning and Engagement, the other will fund the role of Chief Financial Officer. [AL.com]
Meanwhile, Arizona Phoenix Art Museum received $1 million from Men’s Arts Council. The donation, which aims to help the institution expand its public programming, is the largest financial donation it has ever received. [AZFamily]
A little MoMA show highlights the organization YAI-Arts, which is dedicated to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “I think art is therapeutic,” said jimmy tuckerparticipating in the show. [CBS New York]
the kicker
NAME RIGHTS. Museums around the world, from Meet to Tatebegan to strip their galleries of the ransack Last name. One institution that still has it, however, is the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On Twitter last weekend, the activist David Hoeggwhich often focuses on gun violence, asked why this was the case, saying no institution would name itself after Chapo Where Pablo Escobar. He’s not the first to ask the question…Nan Goldin and she PAIN The group once protested there, and Cambridge City Council even asked Harvard to remove Sackler’s name. Hogg’s tweet has so far amassed over 7,000 likes. [Twitter]
