Curated Chatter

049: - The One That’s LA Heavy - Thursday Top Five - April 15, 2021

Episode Summary

Tune in to this week’s Thursday Top Five if you want to hear about a booming LA art scene post-Covid lockdowns, the Met’s Birthday, and a new Jesus sculpture in Brazil!

Episode Notes

Updates 

Dia:Chelsea to Reopen

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/counter-museum-expands-new-york-spaces-and-ambitions

Sotheby’s NFT Sale 

https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/pak-nft-art-works-achieve-10-million-15-minutes-sothebys-1234607244/

This week’s Stories 

Story 1: Met Google Doodle 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-of-art-google-doodle-1234589575/

Story 2: Salvator Mundi  

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/salvator-mundi-louvre-mona-lisa-1958303

Story 3: Frank Gehry 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/arts/design/frank-gehry.html

Story 4: Fowler Museum Bronzes 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ucla-s-fowler-museum-seeks-talks-with-nigeria-on-return-of-benin-bronzes

Story 5: LACMA and Snapchat Team Up 

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lacma-snapchat-virtual-monuments-1958785

Emerging News 

Bigger Christ the Redeemer 

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/brazil-jesus-statue-taller-rio-de-janeiro-christ-redeemer-04-13-2021/