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Around New York
As it finishes a planned expansion, the Museum of Modern Art will close from June 15 to October 21. According to Glenn Lowry, the museum’s director, the museum will commit itself to diversity when it reopens—a survey of Latin American art and exhibitions devoted to Pope.L and Betye Saar are first on the docket, and a partnership with the Studio Museum in Harlem will launch. [The New York Times]
The High Line in New York will hold an outdoor painting show this April, with works by Firelei Báez, Lubaina Himid, Vivian Suter, and more left exposed to the elements for nearly a year. [ARTnews]
Where does art belong? Critic Barry Schwabsky ponders this question in his essay on retrospectives for Hilma af Klint, Andy Warhol, and Bruce Nauman in New York. [The Nation]
Controversies
Desert X, a biennial-style show in California’s Coachella Valley, was to include a Jenny Holzer projection piece. But, following concerns from environmentalists, that piece has been put on hold. [Los Angeles Times]
An investigation into faked Gino De Dominicis works has caused the artist’s market to suffer, according to dealers in Italy. [The Art Newspaper]
The Talent
Mark Murphy will step down from his position as the founding executive director of the performing arts space REDCAT in Los Angeles. He had led the theater for more than 17 years. [Press Release]
Exhibitions to See
Here are seven exhibitions to see this Black History Month, from a Dawoud Bey show of new photographs to a traveling survey of works owned by the Studio Museum in Harlem. [The Guardian]
Last month, Dawoud Bey told ARTnews about his exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, which he said was “rooted . . . in the rich history of African-American expressive culture.” [ARTnews]
A craze for documentary photography is brewing at British museums, if a spate of notable shows, among them Tate Britain’s Don McMullin survey, is any proof. [The Art Newspaper]
A Moment of Clarity
We know what you’re thinking—another Jeff Koons profile? Well, this one starts with a Koons quote unlike the others: “To get great clarity in the balls, you really need to blow them a lot.” [The Guardian]