Marin R. Sullivan
@sculpturalthings.bsky.social
Art Historian. Curator. Consultant. Writer. Sculpture Obsessive. Proud Chicagoan.
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Weird to feel excited about anything these days, but grateful to have the "distraction" of working on a project I deeply believe in. Thanks to Getty for supporting books about women artists and excited to (eventually) see 'Structure and Flow: The Life/Work of Claire Falkenstein' out in the world!
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I try to be as measured as possible on social media, but everyone in the art world—including art historians!—who in recent years has focused incessantly on "the contemporary" is at fault for developments like this. This is what happens when you fail to value history hyperallergic.com/1058320/why-...
Why Is DC’s Phillips Collection Selling Off Its Masterpieces?
The museum’s decision to deaccession works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and more has come under public scrutiny.
hyperallergic.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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A must read for anyone connected to art history but also critical thinking...
Why Art History Must Leave Home | The Brooklyn Rail
There may have been a worse time in US history to be in higher education, but I’m not sure when. Working in art history, a field that faces constant skepticism even among those who claim to love learn...
brooklynrail.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A must read for anyone connected to art history but also critical thinking...
Weird to feel excited about anything these days, but grateful to have the "distraction" of working on a project I deeply believe in. Thanks to Getty for supporting books about women artists and excited to (eventually) see 'Structure and Flow: The Life/Work of Claire Falkenstein' out in the world!
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Weird to feel excited about anything these days, but grateful to have the "distraction" of working on a project I deeply believe in. Thanks to Getty for supporting books about women artists and excited to (eventually) see 'Structure and Flow: The Life/Work of Claire Falkenstein' out in the world!
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Sitting here wondering how familiar the Waiting for Godot set designer is with work of inimitable postwar sculptor Lee Bontecou
September 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sitting here wondering how familiar the Waiting for Godot set designer is with work of inimitable postwar sculptor Lee Bontecou
Please tell me again how AI and Crypto is the future and totally justifiable…
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Please tell me again how AI and Crypto is the future and totally justifiable…
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Taste of Chicago, in the great American city called “a hellhole” by a gangster President.
September 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Taste of Chicago, in the great American city called “a hellhole” by a gangster President.
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Still there. As of yesterday, at least. No telling what’s happened since, as I’ve been told that this majestic city is also somehow a hellhole.
September 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Still there. As of yesterday, at least. No telling what’s happened since, as I’ve been told that this majestic city is also somehow a hellhole.
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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We've reached the "Degenerate Art" stage of this Nazi administration. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
White House Targets Specific Artworks at Smithsonian, Including Painting of Refugees and Fauci Portrait
The White House listed artworks at Smithsonian museums that it denounced, including a painting of refugees, a Fauci portrait, and more.
www.artnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We've reached the "Degenerate Art" stage of this Nazi administration. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
What the what?!
‘One of the most notable tools is the AI grader agent, which Grammarly says can provide feedback based on uploaded course details and “publicly available” information about the instructor.’
‘One of the most notable tools is the AI grader agent, which Grammarly says can provide feedback based on uploaded course details and “publicly available” information about the instructor.’
August 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What the what?!
‘One of the most notable tools is the AI grader agent, which Grammarly says can provide feedback based on uploaded course details and “publicly available” information about the instructor.’
‘One of the most notable tools is the AI grader agent, which Grammarly says can provide feedback based on uploaded course details and “publicly available” information about the instructor.’
I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days last week at Detroit's Hart Plaza, designed by Isamu Noguchi--a powerful reminder of the immense power and pleasure of public art (and huge props to the city for getting the fountain back up and running!)
August 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days last week at Detroit's Hart Plaza, designed by Isamu Noguchi--a powerful reminder of the immense power and pleasure of public art (and huge props to the city for getting the fountain back up and running!)
Sigh. Just endless sigh.
BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
www.wsj.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sigh. Just endless sigh.
Perusing archival photos of 'Sculpture by Harry Bertoia' (1975) at the Art Institute of Chicago and sort of losing it over the ashtrays placed on the benches (also so grateful to institutions, in this case @artinstitutechi.bsky.social for making exhibition archival materials available online!)
August 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Perusing archival photos of 'Sculpture by Harry Bertoia' (1975) at the Art Institute of Chicago and sort of losing it over the ashtrays placed on the benches (also so grateful to institutions, in this case @artinstitutechi.bsky.social for making exhibition archival materials available online!)
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When the Lines in Four Directions was suddenly removed from its downtown setting, concerns were raised about the sculpture’s whereabouts. Now the U.S. General Services Administration says the piece deteriorated and needed a complete rebuild.
Federal GSA says the Loop's famed Sol LeWitt sculpture 'deteriorated' and needs refabrication
But the administration said the much-needed fabrication work has not been approved or funded, despite pulling the artwork off its home on West Jackson Boulevard.
trib.al
July 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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A young Eero Saarinen (front)… or a long lost Finnish member of the Beatles?! (Also, duh, but this freaking family 🔥🤯🔥
July 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A young Eero Saarinen (front)… or a long lost Finnish member of the Beatles?! (Also, duh, but this freaking family 🔥🤯🔥
conspiratorial #sculpturalthings
if they really knew anything about NYC, they'd know we've had a different secret Kaaba this whole time:
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
conspiratorial #sculpturalthings
In other 👀 art news today...
Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In other 👀 art news today...
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July 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The dumbest of #sculpturalthings
H/t @cmonstah.bsky.social for pointing out this great piece. And🤜 to Michael Schaffer for putting focus where it needs to be in assessing absurd "National Garden": labor & material. As w/so much w/Trump, the emperor has no clothes when people bother to actually look.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘Completely Unworkable’: Sculpture Experts Say Trump’s $34 Million Statue Garden Has Major Problems
Actual sculptors who’ve seen the specs for Trump’s signature project say it’s in deep trouble.
www.politico.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The dumbest of #sculpturalthings