— Lorenzo’s Reina Sofia Gift: Gallerist Soledad Lorenzo has donated 385 works from her collection to Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum, including pieces by 90 artists, primarily Spanish. Lorenzo closed her own gallery in 2012 after 26 years of operation and now wants the works to have greater public access: “One of the meanings of art, for me, is to educate us, so there is no better place than the Reina Sofia Museum,” she said. [ARTnews]
— Mexico’s Baroque Museum Stalled: Just a month after its ground-breaking ceremony, construction on the $105 million building for the International Baroque Museum, designed by Toyo Ito, was denied proper environmental permits. [TAN]
— Getty Foundation Launches Conservation Initiative: Through grants of $50,000 to $200,000, “Keeping It Modern” seeks to preserve 10 international landmarks of modern architecture, including Jørn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House in Australia and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House in Chicago. [LA Times]
— New Constable Work Discovered: In preparation for the John Constable show at the Victoria and Albert Museum, workers discovered an oil sketch of Hampstead Heath, dated 1821, under the lining of another painting. [Daily Mail]
— Ai Weiwei @ Alcatraz: The artist discusses the political — and personal — significance of his upcoming jailhouse exhibition, “@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz.” [NYT]
— Heimo Zobernig will represent Austria at the Venice Biennale. [ARTnews]
— A drawing faxed from David Hockney to a friend in 1988 will be auctioned in New York. [ArtDaily]
— Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial design remains in limbo as the committee was unable to convene enough members to vote. [Washington Post]
— MacArthur Foundation grant winner Alison Bechdel will use her newfound funds to write another memoir. [NYT]
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