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Peter Schjeldahl on Whistler’s Mother. [The New Yorker]
William Kentridge is planning a 1,805-foot frieze for the Tiber River. [The Art Newspaper]
Ai Weiwei’s Forever will be installed in front of the Gherkin, in London, as part of Sculpture in the City, an annual public art festival. [ArtDaily]
The Art Museum of WVU, in West Virginia, is finally opening after six years of planning and preparation. [Washington Times]
The Ohr-O’Keeffe Museum, in Biloxi, Louisiana, has devoted most of its space to remembering the damage done to the city during Hurricane Katrina. [WJTV]
South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi uses throw-out pieces of plastic for his art. [AP]
The story of “primitive” art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. [USC News]
An art-house movie theater that can project 35mm and digital films is being planned for the Lower East Side. [The New York Times]
Tala Madani at David Kordansky. [Contemporary Art Daily]