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News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted Jun 27, 2018
Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin and Child with Two Angels, c. 1468–70. Courtesy National Gallery, London, via Apollo Magazine.
‘Mounting an Exhibition about Leonardo Da Vinci Is an Act of Hubris’
Chief curator Laurence Kanter reflects on Yale University Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition. (Apollo Magazine)
The Histories of Ten Colors Through Multiple Lenses
A new book considers color across multiple disciplines, including film and literature. (Hyperallergic)
20 Curators Taking a Cutting-Edge Approach to Art History
Artsy shares their top twenty curators who are working through a 21st-century lens. (Artsy)
How to Spot a Perfect Fake: The World’s Top Art Forgery Detective
Forgeries have got so good that Sotheby’s has brought in its own in-house expert. (The Guardian)
Backpack-Sized Archiving Kit Empowers Community Historians to Record Local Narratives
A new project from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill equips community partners with tools to start material and oral history archives. (Hyperallergic)
‘There Is So Much You Go Through Just Trying to Make It’: Amy Sherald on How She Went From Obscurity to a Museum Survey (and the White House)
The 44-year-old artist reflects on her breakout year, and the years of hard work leading up to it. (artnet News)