— Russia Pursues Arrest of Ukrainian Artist: Russian authorities are seeking to arrest daredevil-turned-artist Mustang Wanted after he took credit for painting Ukrainian colors on a Moscow skyscraper last month in honor of Ukrainian Independence Day. Despite Russia’s international arrest warrant, Ukraine has said they will not give him up. The stunt performer, who described his feat as “an art performance,” has said that he is willing to turn himself over if Russia will release Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. [TAN]
— Cutlog Cancelled: As FIAC introduces its own satellite fair, (OFF)ICIELLE, its six-year standby Cutlog bows out, citing a lack of space. “All the venues potentially available are booked up by FIAC, which is supported by the town hall and the ministry,” said fair director Bruno Hadjadj. Cutlog New York, however, will go ahead as planned alongside Frieze New York next May. [Artnet]
— New Associate Curator for Frick: Aimee Ng, who guest curated the museum’s Parmigianino show this past spring, has been named as the Frick Collection’s new associate curator. “We have tremendously enjoyed working with Aimee Ng over the past two years, and it is with great pleasure that we bring her onto our staff full-time,” said Frick director Ian Wardropper. “We anticipate benefiting greatly from her fresh perspective on our collection.” In other Frick news, pressure is mounting for the institution to drop its renovation plans. [ARTnews, Artnet]
— Artists, Access, and the Internet: Stephen Tanenbaum argues that San Francisco artists upset over their displacement as a result of the tech boom should take comfort in the fact that technology offers them unprecedented global access. Of course, that may not be the case if net neutrality gives way to the “two-tier” Internet speed model — an issue on which art worlders are now officially speaking out. [HuffPo, TAN]
— Tom Finklepearl’s Big Plans: The new commissioner of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs says his launch of CultureAID is just the beginning. [Artnet]
— TripAdvisor has named the top 20 museums in the world based on user ratings. Let’s hope the reviews are more insightful than Yelp. [LAT]
— The Seattle Art Museum’s Betty Bowen Award went to Ralph Pugay. [Artforum]
— Elizabeth Egbert has been named the interim president at the Staten Island Museum. [DNAinfo]
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