Curated Chatter

041: - Grasshoppers and Saunas - Thursday Top Five - March 18, 2021

Episode Summary

Tune in to this week’s Thursday Top Five to hear about the grasshopper that got stuck in a VanGogh painting, more NFT news, and Kusama’s surgeon’s incredible collection!

Episode Notes

Highlights 

Jeanne Reynal Recognition 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/jeanne-reynal-a-woman-abstract-expressionist-who-painted-in-stone-gets-overdue-recognition

Pre-Columbian Artifacts Returned to Mexico 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/pre-columbian-artefacts-returned-to-mexico-by-arizona-officials

This week’s Stories 

Story 1: The NFT Debate 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/nfts-create-opposite-of-everything-they-are-meant-to-fix-1234586769/

Story 2: Kusama’s Doctor 

https://news.artnet.com/market/kusama-doctor-art-auction-1952358

Story 3: Richter’s 100 Works

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gerhard-richter-loan-berlin-museum-of-the-20th-century-1234586962/

Story 4: Van Gogh Grasshopper 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/a-grasshopper-gets-stuck-in-van-gogh-s-paint-on-a-summer-s-day-in-provence

Story 5: 50.1 Billion Lost During Covid-19 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/art-basel-ubs-report-global-art-market-shrinks-by-almost-a-quarter-to-usd50-1bn-during-covid-19-crisis

Emerging News 

Saunas and Art 

https://news.yahoo.com/sauna-museum-welcome-tokyos-teamlab-161639728.html?guccounter=1