— Jeff Koons Bares All in Vanity Fair: Lest you thought Jeff Koons’s days of being photographed in the nude were over, Vanity Fair has captured the artist lifting weights in the buff in an article titled “Jeff Koons is Back!” Koons’s new portrait is more tasteful than his “Made in Heaven” series, with shadows and overlaid text strategically covering his nether regions.“Koons, at 59, has already begun a strict exercise-and-diet regimen so that he will have a shot at working undiminished into his 80s, as Picasso did,” reads the profile. [Gallerist]
— Jane Chu is the New NEA Head: The Senate has confirmed Jane Chu as the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Chu has served as president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri since 2006, overseeing the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. The White House will make an official appointment within the week, making Chu the NEA’s first chairman since Rocco Landesman’s departure in 2012. [Journal Advocate]
— Rosen Gets Rid of That Picasso: The New York Landmarks Conservancy and Aby Rosen have reached an agreement in their dispute over the relocation of the Four Seasons Picasso. The tapestry will be moved to the New York Historical Society, where it will hang on the institution’s second floor. “It will be great for us to show the piece as a work of art and as an artifact of a time and place,” said Louise Mirrer, president of the Historical Society. “New York is a tear-down, buildup city. We house the artifacts of whatever past has vanished.” [NYT]
— GSA’s Year-End Exhibition Pushes On: The Glasgow School of Art will push forward with its final-year degree show following the devastating fire that destroyed parts of the school’s world famous Mackintosh building. The exhibition will include digital prints by the 102 students whose work was lost to the fire. [Guardian]
— National Portrait Gallery Director to Step Down: Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, will step down early next year to pursue writing and other work. [Guardian]
— A Look at Luxury Brands in Museums: The Wall Street Journal spotlights the recent trend of luxury brands using museum exhibitions as marketing tools. [WSJ]
— The Joan Mitchell Foundation, an art philanthropy organization, is investing $20 million in New Orleans. [NOLA]
— While everyone in New York is obsessing over “A Subtlety,” Kara Walker curated a show at the ICA in Philly. [NYT]
— The National Gallery of Art in D.C. has added 16 new works to its collection, including James Nares’s mesmerizing video “Street.” [WP]
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