— Detroit Retirees Demand DIA Art Assessment: A committee of Detroit's retirees has panned the city’s revised bankruptcy plan and is calling for more information on the value of the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The committee filed a subpoena demanding 35 categories of records from the museum, some of which date as far back as 1919."In light of the City's actions, it would be foolish for the Committee to stand on the sidelines and not assess the value of the art," said Michael Karwoski, a retired city attorney and member of the committee. [Michigan]
— Qatar Gives $135M to Sudan: Qatar has pledged $135 million to the rehabilitation of archaeological heritage sites and cultural studies in Sudan. The money will fund 29 projects including antiquities restoration, museum construction, and language studies. "This is the biggest amount of money for Sudanese antiquities in their entire history," said Abdurrahman Ali, head of the country's museums. [AFP]
— Artist to Live Inside Bear Carcass: French artist Abraham Poincheval is staging a two-week long performance where he will live inside the sterilized carcass of a bear at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris. During “Dans La Peau de L’Ours (Inside the Skin of the Bear)” — first performed at the CAIRN Centre for Contemporary Art in Digne last year — two cameras will capture Poincheval’s experience inside the animal’s body. Inspired by animal carcasses he came across while performing in the French Alps, the artist said in statement before last year’s performance, “This transcendence between man and bears endures since the dawn of time.” [Independent]
— Civil Rights Museum Reopens: The National Civil Rights Museum will reopen at its location inside the Lorraine Motel after a $28 million reconstruction on this Saturday, April 4th, the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [NYT]
— NEA Finds Thousands Moonlight as Artists: New research from the National Endowment for the Arts reports more than a quarter-million Americans moonlight as artists in addition to their primary occupation. [Pacific Standard]
— Ancient Burial Containers Recovered: After intercepting a gang of looters accused of stealing caskets from a cave near Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority has recovered 11 ancient stone ossuaries (some still containing skeletal remains) that were used for burial in the Second Temple period nearly 2,000 years ago. [Art Daily]
— Jackson Pollock’s recently restored painting “Mural” has increased attendance at the Getty by three percent. [LAT]
— The Drawing Center has tapped Margaret Sundell to be the next executive editor of their publication Drawing Papers. [Artforum]
— Wassan Al-Khudhairi, formerly a co-artistic director at the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, has been named the new curator of modern and contemporary art at the Birmingham Museum of Art. [Alabama]
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