— Gap Sets Up Shop at Frieze: Retailer Gap will set up a store at this year’s Frieze New York that will sell 11 artist-designed T-shirts by Alex Katz, Yoko Ono, Richard Phillips, and others that were created with art and fashion publisher Visionaire. “The pop-up structure at Frieze New York, designed by Leong Leong, will provide relaxed seating overlooking the river, a complimentary coffee bar, and a non-traditional retail space highlighting their recent project with Visionaire and contemporary artists,” said Amanda Sharp, co-founder of Frieze. [Art Daily]
— Norman Rockwell to be “Jeopardy!” Category: The Norman Rockwell Museum, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, will be featured as a category on “Jeopardy!” on April 30. The category, titled “The Art of Norman Rockwell,” will feature clues filmed inside the museum’s galleries last December, with additional segments filmed at the museum by the “Clue Crew” airing in the following months. The museum is located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and houses 998 original paintings and drawings by the artist. [Masslive]
— Getty CEO Pushes Tech: James Cuno, the president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is pushing the use of technology in museums. He believes the use of mapping techniques, network analysis, and visualizations could lead to art historical discoveries. “The history of art as practiced in museums and the academy is sluggish in its embrace of the new technology,” he said. “We aren’t conducting art historical research differently. We aren’t working collaboratively and experimentally." [WSJ]
— Louvre Abu Dhabi Unveils Collection: The Louvre Abu Dhabi will unveil part of its permanent collection in an exhibition titled “Birth of a Museum,” organized at The Louvre in Paris to open in May. [Art Daily]
— Egyptian Statue Sale Proceeds to be Split: Following a threat by Arts Council England to revoke accreditation from the Northampton Museum after its decision to sell an important Egyptian statue, the borough council has agreed to split proceeds from the sale; 55 percent will be allotted to the council and 45 percent to Lord Northampton. [TAN]
— China Expands to 4,000 Museums: China is well on its way to completing a five-year plan to increase museums nationwide, surpassing its goal two years before the deadline by reaching a total of 4,000 museums by the end of 2013. [CNN]
— The MFA Boston has returned 14 historic objects to the United Society of Shakers at Sabbathday Lake. [Sun Journal]
— China’s foremost wax artist talks about the difficulties of making wax statues of North Korean leaders. [The Guardian]
— Arch Daily asks, “What If MoMA Had Expanded Underground (And Saved The American Folk Art Museum)?” [Arch Daily]
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