New Van Gogh Unleashed, Kapoor Spurns Anti-Muslim Politician, and More

– Hot New Van Gogh Vetted in Amsterdam: The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has identified a large painting of a wooded landscape at sunset from 1888 as a work by Vincent van Gogh, the first new painting attributed to the revered artist since 1928. The painting, "Sunset at Montmajour," had been sitting in a collector's attic for years. "We always think we’ve seen everything and we know everything, and now we’re able to add a significant new work to his oeuvre," said Van Gogh Museum director Axel Rüger. "It is a work from the most important period of his life, when he created his substantial masterpieces, like ‘The Sunflowers,’ ‘The Yellow House’ and ‘The Bedroom.'" [BBC, NYT]

– Kapoor Takes on Indian Politician: Mumbai-born, London-based artist Anish Kapoor is calling on British MPs to block a visit to the U.K. by Narenda Modi, the chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat — and a likely candidate for Prime Minister in next year's elections — who many accuse of being complicit in anti-Muslim riots that took place a decade ago in his Gujarat. "We don’t want this man," Kapoor said. "We should not give him a visa." [Independent]

– Brooklyn Museum to Fete Laurie Simmons and Lena Dunham: The Brooklyn Museum has announced that it will honor conceptual artist Laurie Simmons and HBO hit-maker Lena Dunham at its annual Women in the Arts luncheon fundraiser this November. While previous honorees have included Yoko Ono, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, and the Guerilla Girls, this year marks the first time a mom-daughter duo will receive the Women in the Arts Award. Proceeds from the $250 to $1,000-a-plate event will go to the Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. [Press release]

– Matthew Day Jackson’s Alternative Space: Matthew Day Jackson has opened a tiny non-profit space, Bunker259, out of the ground floor of his home and studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. [TAN, ARTINFO]

– Goodman, Hetzler Find New European Homes: European galleries are on the move as Marian Goodman finds a new London space just off Piccadilly Circus and Max Hetzler opens two new West Berlin venues and plans a new Paris gallery. [FT, Press release]

– Gerald Buck’s Massive, Unknown Art Trove: Recently deceased 73-year-old Newport Beach developer Gerald Buck secretly assembled a giant art collection that may be the largest privately owned collection of works by California artists, including Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Irwin, Helen Lundeberg, Carlos Almaraz, and Edward Kienholz. [LAT]

– The 24-year-old art blogger and collector Taymour Grahne opened his namesake gallery in Tribeca this weekend, focusing on work by contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa. [DNAinfo]

– Miami's Lowe Art Museum returned three carved basalt sculptures ranging from the 3rd to the 13th century that were stolen by Spanish dealer Leonardo Augustus Patterson to Mexico. [Artdaily]

– The neo-realist painter and muralist Jack Beal died of kidney failure in upstate New York at age 82. [NYT]