AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoArt & Community Events: Fulton County’s Sept. 9 “Singkaban” kickoff in Bulacan (trade fair plus float parade) keeps going through Sept. 11, rain or shine, spotlighting local delicacies, agriculture, and traditional skills. Exhibitions: Madrid’s Pons Foundation opened the international MAMA “Mother Nature” show, bringing artists from across Europe and Azerbaijan together around nature and environmental protection. Slow Art / Conceptualism: Chicago’s “slacker conceptualism” theme is on display in a new exhibition that asks viewers to pause instead of consume. Artist Spotlight: New York artist Lucien Smith, who built community support through his nonprofit “Serving The People,” has died at 37. Museums & Leadership: The Amon Carter Museum named Robert Stein its new executive director/CEO, aiming to expand public access and programming. Art Crime: Renoir paintings were stolen in a fast French Riviera heist; experts warn stolen masterpieces can become “worth zero” once they’re outside museums. Culture & Tech: Superstruct Entertainment launched an “Artistic Code” to reassure festival performers about creative independence. Coming Up: “Liberty’s Beacon” will turn the National WWI Museum and Memorial into a projection-mapped light installation this fall.
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