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News
Offerings of small business loans for nonprofits are part of the recently installed Payment Protection Program in the U.S., but the initiative has been hobbled so far by “overwhelmed bank websites, confusing or restrictive eligibility criteria, and a persistent fear the program will leave small nonprofits high and dry in the rush for funds.” [The Chronicle of Philanthropy]
“Just last week, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. returned a Pablo Picasso pastel to the heirs of a German-Jewish banker in an effort to avoid any restitution-related litigation. In a surprise development, the work is already up for sale—this time via famed dealer Larry Gagosian.” [ARTnews]
Gagosian’s new online “Artist Spotlight” program will kick off tomorrow with a focus on work by Sarah Sze. “In order to adapt to the new method of exhibition and to secure sales, major blue-chip dealers are now tasked with the challenge of virtual story-telling.” [Art Market Monitor]
“With Museums Empty, Security Experts Hope Thieves Stay Home, Too.” [The New York Times]
Art collector and K11 Art Foundation founder Adrian Cheng is helping to distribute face masks in vending machines in Hong Kong. [The Art Newspaper]
Considerations
In our current state of isolation, New Yorker critic Peter Schjeldahl looks back in time and wonders, “Why does the art of what we term the Old Masters have so much more soulful heft than that of most moderns and nearly all of our contemporaries?” [The New Yorker]
Jerry Saltz: “Even an art-lover lifer like me has to admit much of the art world infrastructure feels like it’s already in the balance. Some of it may be gone even now.” [Vulture]
Artists
Artist Tracy Emin is sharing intimate details of her daily doings on Instagram for her gallery White Cube. “Collective experience is something artists are able to communicate so effectively,” said the gallery’s artistic director, “and at a time when so many of us are confined in ways beyond our control, art and artists can in some way help us try to make sense of the situation.” [The Guardian]
Artist Emiliano Ponzi is writing and drawing dispatches about what life is like in Milan. [The Washington Post]
Surveys
Artemisia Gentileschi was to be the subject of a since-shuttered exhibition in England—but you can still lay eyes on highlights of her work with incisive commentary added. [ARTnews]
Tate Modern in London is offering a video tour through its Andy Warhol exhibition. “You can still experience what it’s like to be famous for 15 minutes (OK, technically 6mins 59secs) by watching this new video by the gallery, in which the curators take you around the show…” [The Guardian]
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