Donald Judd’s Marfa campus has officially been added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The U.S. has added Donald Judd’s Marfa campus—comprising 15 buildings and a major concrete installation—to the National Register of Historic Places, formally recognizing the site’s significance as a landmark of postwar American art. Overseen by the Chinati and Judd Foundations, the district reflects Judd’s decades-long effort to fuse sculpture, architecture, and place into a singular vision that reshaped Marfa’s cultural identity.
The British Film Institute speaks on its fear that A.I. will eliminate entry-level industry roles.
The British Film Institute warns that generative A.I. poses an immediate threat to the U.K.’s screen industries by scraping copyrighted scripts and automating tasks historically done by junior workers. While the report acknowledges A.I.’s creative potential, it underscores fears that automation could hollow out entry-level roles and hinder future talent pipelines without stronger protections and formal training initiatives.
Michael Anastassiades will debut a furniture collection with Fritz Hansen for 3daysofdesign.
For this year’s 3daysofdesign, Fritz Hansen will debut The After Series, a new furniture collection by Michael Anastassiades that draws from the lineage of Danish masters. The release marks a strategic shift for both the designer—known primarily for lighting—and the heritage brand, which is expanding its purview under newly appointed creative director Els Van Hoorebeeck.
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein has decided to shutter her art world meme account, @JerryGogosian.
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein announced she will shut down @JerryGogosian, the widely followed art world meme account she launched in 2018. Known for its caustic take on market dynamics and art fair absurdities, the account became a lightning rod for controversy and influence.tReady to move on, Helphenstein says her next steps remain open-ended, with hints that they may lie beyond the art world.
Major French museums will charge non-EU visitors a “differential tariff” to see art like the Mona Lisa.
Starting in 2026, major French museums including the Louvre and Versailles will raise ticket prices for non-EU visitors, introducing a higher “differential tariff” to offset budget shortfalls and costly restoration needs. The move, aimed at generating millions in annual revenue, has sparked criticism from curators and unions who argue it contradicts France’s ideals of cultural access and equality. Nonetheless, the policy is expected to expand across other national heritage sites.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Horace Gifford’s beach homes forever shaped the “queer Xanadu” of the Fire Island Pines.
Arrival wants to drop pretension from the art fair ecosystem in favor of hospitality.
Frank Gehry and Gordon Ramsey are going to be in a Battersea Power Station documentary.
A Richard Neutra house in the Hollywood Hills will soon get back to its artist-focused origins.
