“Italian culture minister pledges to give museums more autonomy.” [The Art Newspaper]
“Heterogeneity and lots of it is trending”: Roberta Smith on summer group shows. [NYT]
And Holland Cotter on “Beyond the Supersquare” at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. [NYT]
Russian collector Maria Baibakova had a fancy dinner after the Bolshoi Ballet, but it was nearly unraveled by reports of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet. [Page Six]
Yo, Adrian! Frank Gehry’s redesign of the Philadelphia Museum of Art could potentially destroy a portion of the famous “Rocky” steps. [The Guardian]
Sculptor Thomas Demand really likes “The Lego Movie.” [WSJ]
Hal Foster on Jeff Koons. [London Review of Books]
Model and muse Natalie White is suing photographer Peter Beard, alleging that he owes her dozens of works. [Page Six]
