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The Morgan Library and Museum has named Roger S. Wieck, an expert in medieval books of Hours, as head of its department of medieval and renaissance manuscripts. [Artforum]
Kerstin Bräsch at Kunstverein Arnsberg. [Contemporary Art Daily]
Guggenheim Helsinki’s winning design, titled “Art in the City,” was announced at Helsinki’s Palace Hotel yesterday. The design was chosen from 1,715 anonymous submissions in a yearlong competition. [The New York Times]
British art dealer Jonathan Green found an unknown Monet taped to the back of another work by the artist. [The Guardian]
Belgrade, Serbia is renewing its rich performance art tradition. [The New York Times]
Rice farmers in China’s north-eastern Liaoning province use different varieties and colors of rice saplings to create a 3D visual effect for viewers. [BBC News]
Islamic State has destroyed two ancient tombs in Palmyra. [The Art Newspaper]
“Before they were famous: art stars on their final degree shows.” [The Guardian]
Collectors have a new problem: the hottest art is too big to fit in their houses. [Bloomberg]
Michelle Puetz, 2013-15 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), has been named Pick-Laudati Curator of Media Arts at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University. [The Chicago Tribune]