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Houston, do we have a problem? The verdict on early museum openings in Texas

Plus, Ralph Rugoff on Southbank Centre's possible closure. Produced in association with Christie's

Hosted by Ben Luke and Margaret Carrigan. Produced by Julia Michalska, David Clack and Aimee Dawson
29 May 2020
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A James Turrell installation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Photo: garagemonster

A James Turrell installation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Photo: garagemonster

The Week in Art

From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world’s big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke, The Week in Art is sponsored by Christie’s.

As cultural institutions across the world are faced with deciding if and when to re-open, we look at two extremes: we hear from Brandon Zech, the publisher of the Texas-based art publication Glasstire, about a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, one of the first museums in the US to re-open. (You can read Brandon Zech's review of his visit to Museum of Fine Arts, Houston here.)

And we discuss the Southbank Centre in London’s announcement that it’s at risk of closure until April 2021, with Ralph Rugoff, the director of the Hayward Gallery, one of the centre’s venues.

In the latest in our series Lonely Works—about objects in museums that are closed due to the virus—the artist Michael Rakowitz tells us about some ancient Sumerian figurines in the Oriental Institute in Chicago. You can watch the video he made with them here.

A still from Michael Rakowitz's video The Ballad of Special Ops Cody (2017) Courtesy of the artist and Sharjah Art Foundation

The Week in Art podcast by The Art Newspaper is available every Friday on our website and all the usual places where you find podcasts. This podcast is brought to you in association with Christie's.

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