July 26, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Today, climate activists once again glue themselves to a priceless work of art; this time it’s Botticelli’s “Primavera” at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The painting is okay, which cannot be said about the environment.
Also today, a shooting forces the MFA Boston to shut down its galleries, a T-Rex befriends a human in an animated series, a graphic novel reimagines the biblical god as a woman, and much more.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
Climate Change Activists Glue Themselves to Priceless Botticelli Painting
The protest at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence was the most recent in a string of actions involving activists attaching themselves to artworks. | Elaine Velie
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Lourdes Grobet, “La Venus” from the series La doble lucha (The double struggle) (1981–1982) (© Lourdes Grobet, photo courtesy Hammer Museum)
Best known for her portraits of legendary luchadores, iconic Mexican artist Lourdes Grobet dies at 81.
- A nearby shooting shuttered MFA Boston's doors for an hour on Saturday. It's one of several recent incidents in the city involving an unlawful weapon.
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