August 23, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. ⛅ Today is full of good news: American museums are finally required to disclose salaries in job postings; Isamu Noguchi's studio and living space is undergoing restoration before opening to the public; and land artist Michael Heizer’s massive project in the Nevada desert, which has been more than 50 years in the making, is opening in September.
Other stories today include Lou Reed at the New York Public Library, Lisa Bowman’s exquisite corpse artworks, and Idris Elba as a millennia-old Djinn (or genie) in the new movie Three Thousand Years of Longing.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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LATEST NEWS
A $4.5 million restoration and renovation effort will soon help open the doors to mid-century sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s studio.
Starting in November, the American Alliance of Museums will require institutions to disclose salaries for positions they post on its job board.
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ART & FILM
Lisa Bowman’s Exquisite Corpse Makes Connections Through the Mail
Part of the fun of flipping through Bowman's book of exquisite corpse artworks is trying to guess who is responsible for each drawing. | Matt Stromberg
After 50 Years, Michael Heizer's Colossal Desert Installation Is Finally Finished
Work on the colossal land art project in the remote Nevada desert began in 1970. | Sarah Rose Sharp
Riff on One Thousand and One Nights Longs for a Bygone Era of Filmmaking
Alternating between charmingly and cringingly unfashionable, George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing defies some orientalist tropes while falling prey to others. | Mark Asch
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