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Museums Around the World
The Louvre shut its doors briefly this morning after an attack, which French authorities have classified as being of a “terrorist nature.” A soldier wounded the attacker, and a second man has been detained in relation to the event. [The Art Newspaper]
For the first time in a decade, England’s museums and galleries have seen a decline in attendance. Tate hosted about 16 percent fewer visitors last year than in 2015, according to a new study. [The Guardian]
The Guggenheim Museum’s deputy director, Ari Wiseman, has stepped down. [The New York Times]
Christopher Knight reviews the Hammer Museum’s Jimmie Durham retrospective, which “flares with blunt energy,” even if it’s got too many works. [Los Angeles Times]
Market
MCH Group, the owner of the Art Basel franchise, now has the majority stake in the India Art Fair. [The Art Newspaper]
Collector Bernard Lumpkin shows us his wall, which features a Henry Taylor painting, among other works. [The New York Times]
Internet Culture
Rhizome has added Mongrel’s BlackLash (1998), a video game in which players fight Nazis and Ku Klax Klan members, to its Net Art Anthology. [Rhizome]
E-flux is offering the .ART domain name to professionals signed up for its mailing list, from February 8 to March 8. [Art F City]
Paying Homage to Art History
Here’s a transcript of Adam Pendleton’s video devoted to Yvonne Rainer. [e-flux]
That Awol Erizku photograph of a pregnant Beyoncé? It’s got a lot of art history behind it. [The Atlantic]
Chocolate Sculptures
Randy Kennedy profiles the Congolese Plantation Workers Art League, who have a show of chocolate works at New York’s SculptureCenter. [The New York Times]