— Artists Own Brooklyn Bridge Flags: Berlin-based artists Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke have taken credit for the two bleached American flags that were mysteriously raised above the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this summer. While the stunt seemed politically motivated at the time, the artists had no such intentions. They claim that the white flags were meant to honor the anniversary of the death of the bridge’s German engineer, John Roebling, who died on July 22, 1869. Turns out the NYPD’s hunch that the event was “somebody’s art project” turned out to be true. [NYT]
— Brant Nabs De Maria Home: Billionaire art collector Peter Brant has purchased the late Walter De Maria’s home and studio in the East Village for $27 million. Some are speculating that the Brant Foundation may transform the four-story building and adjacent lot into a Manhattan outpost. The foundation has declined to comment. [The Real Deal, Gallerist]
— National Portrait Gallery Installs Robin Williams Tribute: Following the death of Robin Williams on Monday, the National Portrait Gallery in DC has installed a 1979 photograph of the comedian by Michael Dressler for Time magazine. [Art Daily]
— Robots Roam the Tate: Starting tonight, art lovers can log onto Tate’s website and use four robots to take late night tours of the museum’s art. [The Guardian]
— Meet Save the Corcoran: The latest article in the Washington Post’s extensive coverage of the hoopla surrounding the Corcoran merger is a profile of the people behind Save the Corcoran, the group that hopes to keep the institution intact. [WP]
— Trash Problems for George Lucas: Turns out the Lucas Museum site that the city of Chicago is leasing to George Lucas for $1 per year used to be a garbage dump. [Chicagoist]
— The British Council has named Ciaran Devane as its new CEO. [Art Daily]
— Michael Anderson will be the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s new film curator. [News OK]
— Curator and art historian Richard D. Marshall has died. [Artforum]
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