Workers to strike at Hispanic Society

[The Art Newspaper Weekender]

Plus, remembering Phyllida Barlow

View in browser Weekender 24 March 2023 News and analysis plus this week's podcast and the latest installment of our weekly Adventures with Van Gogh blog. Latest Hispanic Society of America Workers at New York's Hispanic Society will go on strike just as museum completes six-year renovation Unionised workers at the museum cite stagnant wages, inadequate contracts and unsustainable workloads as just some of the problems at the world-class collection Torey Akers Exhibitions Olafur Eliasson puts climate change front and centre in Qatar exhibition and desert installation The artist’s first solo show in the Gulf region presents sculpture, photography and more at the National Museum of Qatar, as well as 12 open-air pavilions at a nature preserve Stephanie Sporn Museums & Heritage More than 50 historical guns returned to US museums they were stolen from decades ago A lead in a 1970s cold case led investigators to a trove of stolen historical weapons; now, these objects are being returned to the institutions they belong to Torey Akers Long Read Obituaries Remembering Phyllida Barlow, one of the most significant, and original, British artists of recent years The sculptor, erudite and irreverent, was known for the power and scale of her site-specific installations Ben Luke Adventures with Van Gogh Adventures with Van Gogh How Van Gogh’s 'Terrace of a Café at Night'—with its starry sky—was inspired by a friend’s painting The work’s dramatic colour contrast echoes a Parisian street scene by Louis Anquetin, now on show at London’s National Gallery Martin Bailey Podcast The Week in Art Hong Kong is back with bang: Art Basel returns and M+ museum makes waves Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women Hosted by Ben Luke and Aimee Dawson. With guest speaker Gareth Harris. Produced by David Clack and Julia Michalska Sponsored byChristie's Trending this week 1 Education Florida school principal fired for showing students Michelangelo's 'pornographic' David sculpture Tallahassee Classical School's principal, Hope Carrasquilla, was fired following parental complaints her Renaissance curriculum was too risqué Torey Akers 2 Art crime Mysterious Jackson Pollock painting—with hidden message to Lauren Bacall—found in Bulgaria The painting, which reportedly features a birthday message to the American actress on its back, was seized during a smuggling raid, officials say Carlie Porterfield 3 Diary Lego Lilies? Ai Weiwei recreates Monet's giant masterpiece Reinterpreted "Water Lilies"—with the addition of a mysterious dark door—debuts at London's Design Museum in April The Art Newspaper In the March issue: How the sanctions grip on Russia is tightening What became of the British art and antiques fair? © The Art Newspaper You are receiving this email because you opted in on our website The Art Newspaper 17 Hanover Square London, W1S 1BN United Kingdom Add us to your address book Contact: in...@theartnewspaper.com Unsubscribe from this list Update your profile Forward this email