— Prada Marfa Vandalized: Elmgreen & Dragset’s Prada Marfa was extensively vandalized with graffiti on the exterior and bullet holes in the windows over the weekend. Though the installation has been subject to interventions before, Ballroom Marfa director Melissa McDonnell Luján said this attack had a malevolent edge and caused more damage than usual. “The adobe walls are covered in a pigmented stucco, thus we might not be able to simply repaint,” said Luján.” There is significant damage to the awnings, which means they will have to be replaced and there was glue applied to the poly-carbonate windows, which can’t be scraped. After speaking with our insurance agent we will be estimating damage but we expect it to easily exceed our annual maintenance budget.” [TAN, Marfa Public Radio]
— Manifesta 10 Sticks with Russia: Despite protests about its location, the art biennial Manifesta has announced that it is still planning to hold its 10th edition in Russia. The Kasper König-curated edition will open at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg on June 28. “We were invited by the State Hermitage Museum to investigate the notion of contemporary art and culture in a contested society, and we think it is necessary to continue to do so under the current circumstances,” said a statement signed by König, Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky, and Foundation Manifesta director Hedwig Fijen. [AiA]
— France Returns Three Nazi-Looted Works: After dragging their feet on the restitution of Nazi-looted art for years, the French culture ministry returned three works in a ceremony in Paris on Tuesday. The return was timed to the release of George Clooney’s “Monuments Men,” which comes out in Paris theaters today. The handover “demonstrates the determination of the state and France to continue the restitution of artworks,” said French culture minister Aurelie Filippetti. [NYT]
— U.S. Curators Paid Better than U.K. Counterparts: Higher salaries in New York are enticing London curators to move across the pond. [TAN]
— Penny on Shrigley: “It looks to me like something pretty close to a big joke. So it’s witty. But do we want limericks being confused with epics?” — National Gallery director Nicholas Penny isn’t too keen on David Shrigley’s Trafalgar Square fourth plinth proposal. [Telegraph]
— New Cézanne Catalogue Online: A new Paul Cézanne catalogue raisonné, funded by David Nash of Mitchell-Innes & Nash gallery, will be available online in its entirety. [ARTnews]
— After a six-year, $350 million renovation, the Harvard Art Museums are set to reopen this November. [Boston Globe]
— Bill Cunningham’s photos from the 1970s are going on view at New York Historical Society. [DNAinfo]
— 67-year-old artist Alice Aycock’s cyclone-shaped sculptures are now installed along Park Avenue. [NYT]
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