Morning links on August 5, 2025

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Soft Bay. politics Report Qatar The country “consolidates its soft power” in the art world, and the country has issued Art Basel Next February in Doha. move, politics“Reflecting the growing impact of the Gulf in the high-end art world, long dominated by Euro-American Hubs,” Scarlo Martuscelli wrote, “it reportedly exceeds $1 billion a year, including iconic artworks in Cézanne’s, all over $1 billion a year, including Cézanne’s. Card machine and Galin’s NAFEA FAA IPOIPO. “and 2022 FIFA World Cup In the rear view, the country is expanding its cultural efforts through global partnerships. However, this ambition is not without criticism. Qatar has long carried out ongoing scrutiny of labor rights, especially in light of the deaths in the World Cup infrastructure and the corruption scandal in the European Parliament, which some have called it “Qatargate”. Critics like artists Gregory Sholette Warning that art will risk becoming a vehicle on the political agenda, questioning the elites of the art world have complicit in washing reputations. Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz Attributing these criticisms to politicspraise Qatar’s “visionary” cultural investment.
Power over the people. London National Gallery Announced that it will interact with the public through a new program called NG Citizenan initially 50-person representative group will provide the museum with advice on its future policies and directions. Or as the museum says, “NG citizens represent a bold step in public engagement, using galleries as pioneers of audience inclusion and setting new standards for how national cultural institutions interact with the people they serve.” In her latest column London Standard,,,,, Melanie McDonagh “In general, if anyone mentions the term Citizen Assembly, just assume the worst is. In any case, it will be a difficult, back-covered, partisan, partisan and annoying exercise (usually government) – usually any measure attempting to pass public rulings, just any measure it keeps in mind.” The National Gallery will select its panel members by the lottery by November, with 20 embedded in gallery decisions over the next five years.
Digestion
Ronald Perelman A $410 million lawsuit for art losses is being ruled. The summary argument is made by the controversy arising from the 2018 fire at the East Hamptons Estate. [Artnet News]
this Brooklyn Museumthis Los Angeles County Museum of Artand Museum of Modern Art in New York Will share 63 Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Modern Art Henry and the Rose Pearl Foundation. [The Art Newspaper / ARTnews ]
Understand how psychoanalysts communicate Jamison Webster and performing artists P. Staff In the dim Aspen church Aspen Art Week. ” [Interview Magazine]
this Tate Critics are suffering from increasing fires, with their programming, management and attendance falling. Now Artreview Already used an article titled “Why No One Likes Tate.” [ArtReview]
Kicking
Missing eggplant. From still life (1992/2025), artist’s installation Susan Victor exist National Gallery of Art in Singapore (NGS)missing, Strait time Report. The artwork is a work of art containing 200 real eggplants and is part of the gallery’s remodeled exhibition “Stories of Singapore: Roads and Detours of Art”. While vegetables are naturally broken down and replaced regularly, several vegetables are stolen before they have the chance to rot. After that, clear signs have been installed to prevent artwork from being tampered with, and now gallery staff regularly monitor the device to ensure its integrity. l NGS extends to the transitional sidewalk space on the second floor of the museum, noting that the artwork “caused unusual curiosity” and many visitors are photographing and interacting with it. However, some people comment online, accusing museums of wasting food.