— Van Gogh Musical in the Works: It was only a matter of time before the legendary life of Van Gogh was set to music. Slated to debut in Amsterdam next fall during festivities around the 125th anniversary of Van Gogh’s death, “Vincent” will “bring Vincent van Gogh’s works to life in a non-traditional way,” said Martine Willekens, spokeswoman for the Van Gogh Europe Foundation. [Telegraph]
— John Kerry Speaks at the Met: In a Monday night speech at the Met, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke out against the destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq. He called the spread of ISIL forces “one of the most tragic and one of the most outrageous assaults on our shared heritage that perhaps any of us have seen in a lifetime. Ancient treasures in Iraq and in Syria have now become the casualties of continuing warfare and looting. And no one group has done more to put our shared cultural heritage in the gun sights than ISIL.” [TAN]
— Whitney Gets American Photos:Sondra Gilman Gonzalez-Falla and Celso Gonzalez-Falla have promised 75 photographs from their collection to the Whitney Museum. All the usual suspects are there: Walker Evans, Alfred Stieglitz, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, and Imogen Cunningham. “This promised gift from the greatest benefactors of the Whitney Museum’s photography program has a transformative effect on the museum’s collection,’’ said Whitney director Adam D. Weinberg. “The works are classics of 20th-century photography that enable us to tell the story of 20th-century American art.’’ [NYT]
— Altamira Caves Stay Open Until 2015: Officials have decided to continue to allow a select number of visitors (five per week!) into Spain’s Altamira Caves after the impact was found to be “virtually imperceptible.” [TAN]
— Jeffrey Deitch Talks Looking For a New York Space:“I’m looking for a space of 40,000 square feet plus. And so there’ve been a few things that were almost there, but didn’t quite work out. So I’m very patient.” [ARTnews]
— Buy a Johns Flag at Sotheby’s: A 1983 “Flag” work by Jasper Johns is expected to sell for $15 million to $20 million this November. [NY Observer]
— We’ve really been enjoying Andrew Russeth’s weekly Art of the City feature; the latest one covers nine Chicago shows. [ARTnews]
— Fordham’s new Pei Cobb Freed & Partners-designed building has opened at Lincoln Center. [NYT]
— Shane Campbell Gallery in Chicago will move to a bigger space next year. [ARTnews]
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