The latter will move to the Museum Voorlinden, a new contemporary art institution in the Hague. The New York Times has more.
Non-profit organization Public Art Fund has announced that MEMORIAL — a seventeen-foot granite sculpture by British artist David Shrigley — will be the next public artwork to be displayed at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza in Central Park, where it will be on view from September 8 through February 26, 2017. More on Art Forum.
Seven people have been arrested in Madrid in relation to the theft of five Francis Bacon paintings — worth a combined $25 million — earlier this year, artnet news reports.
The Gwangju Biennale, taking place between September 2 and November 3 — has announced the list of participating artist to its 2016 edition. Curated by Binna Choi, artistic director Maria Lind, and assistant curators Azar Mahmoudian, Margarida Mendes, and Michelle Wong, the 11th Gwangju Biennale focuses around the question “what does art do”. Read more on artnet news.
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May 31 | Taco Dibbits appointed director of the Rijksmuseum
Director of collections Taco Dibbits has been promoted to director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Dibbits, who has worked with the museum for the past 12 years, will replace current director Wim Pijbes in July.
