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The holdings of the Met are the muses behind Sprayground’s new accessories collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has partnered with Sprayground on a 17-piece bag collection inspired by the museum’s five millennia of art. Works from Van Gogh, Hokusai, and Ancient Egypt feature in the collection, whose campaign was shot at the museum. As a bonus, each bag includes a QR code linking to detailed information about the artwork that inspired it.
Sabine Marcelis’s latest large-scale commission graces Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.
The Dutch designer has created four rotating glass pillars for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The installation, Panorama, consists of pillars with orange and red reflective glass panels that offer visitors new perspectives as they rotate in space. Adding to the experience is the installation’s location in the museum’s Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza.
That controversial Marilyn Monroe statue will be moved from Palm Springs’ art museum.
The Palm Springs City Council has reached a “tentative” agreement to relocate the controversial Seward Johnson sculpture, Forever Marilyn, from its current position in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum to a nearby green space. The move aims to resolve ongoing litigation, protests, and the associated high-profile scandal surrounding the statue, which some say is sexist and obstructs views of the museum.
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation will award $3.3 million to climate champions.
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation has announced $3.3 million in grants to 69 recipients as part of its 2024 Frankenthaler Climate Initiative. The grants, awarded annually since 2021, support U.S. organizations in enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability. This year’s recipients include the Seattle Art Museum, the California College of the Arts, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, with grants funding projects from solar energy systems to carbon footprint reduction.
Iron from the Eiffel Tower is the secret ingredient in this year’s Olympic medals.
The medals for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games incorporate pieces of iron from the Eiffel Tower. Crafted by Chaumet, each medal features an 18-gram chunk of iron at its center, removed during past renovations, adding to the medals’ historical significance. The iron is cut into a hexagon and is left in its original color to create a two-tone effect alongside the gold, silver, and bronze.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Imagine trekking Switzerland with no phone, only hand-drawn maps.
This physicist is cementing the Wikipedia legacies of women scientists.
The purple Olympic running track in Paris is partially made from mollusk shells.
How did Andy Warhol’s missing portrait of Debbie Harry end up in Delaware?
