Travis Kelce Is Producing the Jean-Michel Basquiat Documentary ‘King Pleasure’
It will be the second film Kelce produces.
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Art World Marks International Women’s Day, Naomi Beckwith Wins David C. Driskell Prize, Protest at Pace Gallery, and More: Morning Links for March 8, 2024
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
Activists Stage Pro-Palestine Demonstration at Pace Gallery Opening for Israeli Artist
Pace previously faced scrutiny on social media for its promotion of Israeli artist Michal Rovner amid the war in Gaza.
Head of German Museum That Canceled Candice Breitz Show Over Gaza Statements Quits
Breitz, who is Jewish, had accused the museum of antisemitism.
Stained Glass from ‘Haunted House’ Used by Henry VIII Pulled From Auction
Experts raised concerns about how the glass was removed.
Collectors Withdraw Works from London’s Barbican Show to Protest ‘Censorship’ of Talk on Palestine
The London institution decided not to host a talk by writer Pankaj Mishra titled “The Shoah after Gaza”.
Ethiopia Calls for Return of Looted Maqdala Artifact Headed to Sale in the UK
The artifact was taken during the 1860s by British troops.
Jeff Koons’s ‘Moon Phases’ Sculptures Still Aboard Lunar Lander That May Lose Power
Someone forgot to disengage the manual safety switches on the lander.
Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, German Mail Artist with a Cult Following, Dies at 92
Working in East Germany, she subverted a repressive regime by sending her typewritings abroad.
MoMA Says It Did Not Show ‘Gender-Based Animus’ toward Nude Performer in Marina Abramovic Piece
John Bonafede sued the museum, alleging that it was aware he was sexually assaulted in the galleries.