Iwona Blazwick to Curate 2024 Istanbul Biennial, Dallas Museum Taps Nieto Sobejano for Expansion, and More: Morning Links for August 4, 2023
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Greece Will Implement a Daily Limit of 20,000 Visitors to the Acropolis Starting in September
The new policy is aimed at protecting the popular Greek monument and UNESCO World Heritage site.
Collector and Former Christie’s Stakeholder Joe Lewis Indicted on Insider Trading Charges
Along with two of his private pilots, he was accused of having used non-public information while trading stock tips.
Santa Barbara and RISD Museums Get New Directors, RBG Collars Head to Auction, and More: Morning Links for July 26, 2023
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British Court Orders London Dealer to Pay $144,000 in Case Over Missing Bosco Sodi Work
Esperanza Koren had been loaned the piece and appears to have lost it.
Jeffrey Gibson to Become First Indigenous Artist to Represent US Solo at Venice Biennale
Never before has a Native American artist represented the country solo.
Andrew da Conceicao, Cofounder of One of Africa’s Most Important Galleries, Dies at 53
When Stevenson was launched in 2003, few other galleries like it existed in South Africa.
A Digitized Collection of Art, Poetry, and Books Will Be Permanently Installed on the Moon
The Lunar Codex contains the work of 30,000 artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers across 157 countries.
Prada Mode, Private Art Club, Heads to South Korea in Time for Frieze Seoul
Prada Mode, a social club created to provide members with art programming, will head to South Korea to host its 10th iteration.
Second-Ever Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale Will Feature Yinka Shonibare, Precious Okoyomon, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and More
Titled “Nigeria Imaginary,” the pavilion will be organized by Aindrea Emelife, a curator at the forthcoming Edo Museum of West African Art.