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“FOR WOMEN, BY WOMEN, ABOUT WOMEN”
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina announces plans to open a women’s museum in Montenegro, one that will be “for women, by women, about women,” and will only employ female curators and administrators, and will only show work by female artists. [The Independent]
MYSTERY AT CHRISTIE’S
There’s a mystery concerning a Basquiat sold at Christie’s this past May. Dealer Tony Shafrazi sold it, but a public document showed that Shafrazi still owned the painting two months later. [The Art Newspaper]
ACQUISITIONS
The Smithsonian has acquired a David Smith sculpture, described to be the museum’s most significant acquisition of a sculptural work since the 1960s. [The New York Times]
JERRY SALTZ
“New York has solved the problem of public art. But at what cost?” [Vulture]
A FEW MORE THINGS
Now is the time to buy Indian art, says CNBC, in a special section called “Investing in India.” [CNBC]
Here’s a video of Gilbert & George talking about their first Australian retrospective, and other things. [Artinfo]