Africa’s Collector Base Grows, Art Jameel Acquires Major Middle Eastern Collection, and More: Morning Links from February 19, 2020
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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David Adjaye
Ghana Plans Venice Biennale Debut, with El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, More
Okwui Enwezor is serving as strategic adviser on the project.
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David Adjaye Will Design New Princeton University Art Museum
The institution is tentatively scheduled to close for construction in 2020.
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Institutional Memory: One Woman’s Path to Bringing the World to Africa—and Africa to the World
An essay by the founder and director of ANO, a self-described "Institute of Arts & Knowledge" in Accra, Ghana.
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SNMAAHC in the Middle of the Mall: Art Is the Chapel in This Mega Church
In the Jorge Luis Borges story from 1945, "The Aleph," we are told of a sphere, secreted in a dark cellar, in which all the spatial infinitude and plenitude of the world can be seen simultaneously…
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‘Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye’ at Art Institute of Chicago, Selected by Hank Willis Thomas
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. This week's shows are selected by Hank Willis Thomas
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Morning Links: DIY Museum Edition
Brooklynite Eric Edwards, owner of the largest private collection of African artifacts (2,500 works dating back 4,000 years), is going to build his own African art museum. [NBC] A project to restore…
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Making Waves: Tony Salamé’s Aïshti Goes Big in Beirut
The following article is part of ARTnews’ annual coverage of collecting practices in the art market, anchored by the 200 Top Collectors list. Recently the Lebanese businessman Tony Salamé bought a…
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The Future of the American Kunsthalle
Kunsthalles are flexible spaces designed for showing, not collecting, art. But how do they survive—and raise money—without outgrowing their model?
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Newswire
GoldDerby
Arthur Gunn (‘American Idol’) eyes the Top 20 thanks to reggae Bob Marley cover — Is he the next Alejandro Aranda?
TVLine
Good Girls Recap: A Former Foe Helps the Ladies Get Back on Rio's Payroll
BGR
Quibi is finally here: A new streaming video service bets big on short-form video
Rolling Stone
Gig Bags 101: Which Guitar Bag is Best For You?
SPY
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