Morning Links: Walmart Edition

Leadership

Jorge Daniel Veneciano, who stepped down as director of El Museo del Barrio in New York last month, has been tapped to lead the Museum of Arts and Design. [The New York Times]

Many artists have been detained following the coup attempt against Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The Art Newspaper]

Hirst

The Daily Mail notes that Damien Hirst’s girlfriend, actress Katie Keight, is a big fan of taking selfies at Hirst’s luxurious homes, offering a behind-the-scenes look at this lavish lifestyle. Also, the artist won the right earlier this year to add a swimming pool and yoga room to his London abode. (Keight’s a big yoga fan.) [Daily Mail]

Richard Prince to Glenn O’Brien on Twitter: “Dear Glenn: Please tell Damien it’s not good. All that yoga.” [@RichardPrince4/Twitter]

Legends

Preparing for a new show at Gagosian, Sally Mann reflects on the loss of her oldest child, Emmett Mann, and her old friend Cy Twombly. She takes a reporter on a tour of Lexington, Virginia, visiting some of Twombly’s favorite haunts, including a bench outside Walmart. Mann said, “One of the most urbane, sophisticated humans alive, he would just sit there and watch the people come out and look at the mountains. He was fascinated.” [The New York Times]

The restaurant at the Met Breuer in New York will be called Flora, and its casual section, Flora Coffee, will open next month with breakfast and lunch. Flora Bar, which will do lunch and dinner, will open later. [Grub Street]

Where Will You Go to See Preserved Tumors in London Now?

The Hunterian Museum in London, which is home to all sorts of curios, including “preserved tumors, skeletons affected by syphilis, and the full skeleton of ‘the Irish giant’ Charles Byrne,” will close until the summer of 2020 in order to undergo refurbishment. [Londonist]

Big Bonus Section

Here are photos of Judy Chicago’s show at CAPC, Bordeaux, France. Its wonderful title: “Why Not Judy Chicago?” [Contemporary Art Daily]

And here are photos of Trevor Shimizu and Shimon Minamikawa’s show at the Green Gallery in Milwaukee. [Sex Life]

And here’s a photo of President Obama giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a pretty intense look. [U.S. News and World Reports]