— Christo Rafts the Arkansas: Christo has taken his first rafting trip down the river that he hopes to cover in nearly six miles worth of fabric. Although he is still battling lawsuits that are attempting to block his Arkansas River project, the artist is working away on the logistical aspects of the work. “We need to install many things, we need to install anchors for the cables,” Christo said. “We need at least three years before the exhibition.” [CBS]
— Another Art Basel Executive Departure: Art Basel sees its second executive departure this summer with the loss of Annette Schönholzer, its director of new initiatives. Schönholzer, who has been with Basel for 12 years, will “pursue other opportunities in the cultural sphere” and act as a consultant for the art fair, according to the Art Newspaper. The news comes after Art Basel Asia director Magnus Renfrew stepped down in July to join Bonhams in September. [TAN]
— Morocco Opens Its First National Museum in 50 Years: Morocco’s first national museum in 50 years, the Mohammed VI Musée National d’Art Moderne et Contemporaine, is set to open on September 25. With archaologist and conservator Abdelazzi Idrissi at the helm as director, and curator Mohhamed Rachdi on board, the Rabat museum plans to host exhibitions of non-contemporary art as well, like next spring’s “Medieval Morocco,” a traveling show that opens at the Louvre in October. As for what to expect from Rachdi, he told the Art Newspaper, “My goal is to stage an exhibition that will serve as a model for the museum’s collection and function.” [TAN]
— USPS Honors Hudson River School: The U.S. Postal Service will feature four Hudson River School painters — Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Frederic Church and Thomas Moran — on its newest stamps. [Chicago Tribune]
— Warhol Reintroduces Father and Son: The son of a bank robber found out his father was part of Warhol’s “13 Most Wanted Men” because it is the subject of a show at the Queens Museum. [NYT]
— All of Cindy Sherman’s Wigs: Photographer Leanne Shapton condensed all 156 of Cindy Sherman’s wigs into a 24-second stop-motion video. [T Magazine]
— The artist Dread Scott has written a piece responding to the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, for the Walker Art Center’s website. [Walker Art Center]
— The Getty has hired Jeffrey Spier as senior curator of antiquities and David Gasparotto as senior curator of paintings. [LAT]
— LACMA is officially the first museum to join Snapchat. [Hyperallergic]
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