— IMA to Show Landmark Lichtenstein: Roy Lichtenstein’s “Five Brushstrokes,” a massive five-part sculpture commissioned in the early 1980s but never assembled until now, has been acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The museum will unveil the complete work, the tallest of its five parts standing 40-feet, for the first time this August. Director and CEO of the IMA, Dr. Charles L. Venable, said in a statement, “I am confident it will become a beloved addition to the cultural landscape of our state, similar to Robert Indiana’s original LOVE, which has long greeted our visitors.” [Press Release]
— MoMA Names Michelle Elligot Chief of Archives: MoMA has promoted Michelle Elligot, formerly senior museum archivist, to a newly established position as chief of archives, effective July 1. Elligot’s primary duties will be to lead the museum in acquiring, preserving, and providing access to the institution’s archives of 20th- and 21st-century art. She will also spearhead an initiative for an electronic archive to make digitized objects from MoMA’s six-million-item collection available online. [Art Review, Press Release]
— Study Shows New York Art World Is Super White: A study conducted by the collective BFAMFAPhD that is currently part of “NYC Makers,” the Museum of Arts and Design’s new biennial, shows that the art world in New York is 200 percent whiter than the population of the city. The group drew on the US Census Bureau’s 2010-2012 American Community Survey to create some statistics of their own. One example: “New York City’s population is 33% white, but 74% of people in the city with arts degrees are white and 74% of people who make a living as artists are white.” [Hyperallergic]
— Artbinder Raises Millions: Artbinder, an iPad app that creates artwork portfolios, has raised $3.17 million in venture capital, including funds from billionaire Leon Black, who owns “The Scream.” [Bloomberg]
— Take a Sensory Tour: New York institutions like the Rubin Museum and the Metropolitan Museum provide “sensory tours” for the visually impaired. [The Observer]
— Manifesta Challenges Russia: According to Guardian critic Adrian Searle, Manifesta 10’s inclusion of artworks by Nicole Eisenman, Bruce Nauman, and others confronts Russia’s LGBT laws. [The Guardian]
— The new Shigeru Ban-designed Aspen Art Museum will open to the public on August 9. [ArtfixDaily]
— Curator Miranda Lash is leaving the New Orleans Museum of Art for the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. [nola.com]
— The Huffington Post profiled New York City museum security guards who are also artists. [HuffPo]
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