A lot went down this week in the weird and wild world of Art. Some things were more scandalous than others, some were just plain wacky—but all of them are worth knowing about. Without further ado:
+ Artists are speaking out about gender inequality surrounding Ars Electronica winners with a new social media crusade dubbed #KissMyArs. [The Guardian]
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+ The 2016 Shanghai Biennale has revealed a full list of featured artist this year. The “Why Not Ask Again?”-themed exhibition will host artists like Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Moinak Biswas, and Robin Meier. [Artforum]
+ Well known art critic David Hickey is walking away from the art world. In a recent announcement, the 71-year-old claimed he was retiring because the world of art has become “too obsessed with money and celebrity.” [Daily Mail]
View of the Dome Area leading up to the Apollo Recess at Sir John Soane’s, via
+ The Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is finally opening its doors tomorrow upon the completion of a $9 million renovation seven years in the making. [The Art Newspaper]
+ The Facebook AI Research group just released source code for cutting edge image recognition technology. [Research at Facebook]
+ 101-year-old painter Carmen Herrera has a new exhibition opening at the Whitney this month. [The Wall Street Journal]
+ Painter and philanthropist Daniel Simmons Jr., brother of D.M.C’s Rev. Run and Def Jam’s Russell Simmons, opened a community arts center in Philadelphia this weekend. [Philly.com]
+ Today, to help raise money for the Clinton campaign, Gagosian is hosting an Art for Hillary auction. The show includes work by Barbara Kruger, Jeff Koons, and Chuck Close. Minimum entry tickets start at $1,000. [Forbes]
An image of artist Marcel Duchamp’s “Porte-bouteilles,” via
+ Marcel Duchamp’s Porte-bouteilles, one of five surviving variants of the artist’s ‘ready-made’ sculptures, is going on sale next month at the Rauschenberg Foundation show. [The New York Times]
+ The Gagosian Gallery is planning to open a popup tattoo parlor at the New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City. [ARTnews]
+ Miami’s Art Basel released a list of this year’s participating curators, artists, and galleries. [artnet News]
+ 35 former art handlers, thought to be involved in the prestigious Drouot auction house scandal, were sentenced to up to 3 years in jail, with 18 months suspended. [Art Daily]
+ President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama are set to attend the dedication ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 24th. [The Washington Post]
Del Naja, who earlier this week denied he is Banksy, is pictured arriving at Bansky’s Dismaland last year, via
+ Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, co-founder of English trip-hop group Massive Attack, denies rumors that he is Banksy. [Daily Mail]
+ The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs raised $1 million for an initiative that will help create more internship opportunities, and improve diversity within the city’s numerous cultural institutions. [The New York Times]
+ Barbra Streisand was named board chair of the new Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site. [Billboard]
Did we miss any pressing art world stories? Let us know in the comments below!
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