{"id":6477,"date":"2021-01-22T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/art-world-roundup-the-future-of-nick-caves-truth-be-told-an-update-in-the-notorius-gurlitt-trove-a-faked-albers-and-more\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:44:54","slug":"art-world-roundup-the-future-of-nick-caves-truth-be-told-an-update-in-the-notorius-gurlitt-trove-a-faked-albers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/art-world-roundup-the-future-of-nick-caves-truth-be-told-an-update-in-the-notorius-gurlitt-trove-a-faked-albers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Art World Roundup: the future of Nick Cave\u2019s \u201cTruth Be Told\u201d, an update in the notorius Gurlitt trove, a faked Albers, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this week\u2019s Art World Roundup we look at the future for Nick Cave\u2019s\u00a0Truth Be Told <\/em>and the Robert S. Duncanson artwork gifted to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris by Missouri Republican. Also, the final Nazi-looted artwork of the Gurlitt trove is returned to the heirs of its rightful owner, the Castello di Rivoli\u2019s part in the pandemic, and an art dealer found guilty for trying to sell a fake Albers painting.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In Kinderhook, New York an artwork by Nick Cave continues to divide opinions<\/a>, but the future of the artwork is a little more certain as the Brooklyn Museum has offered to put the artwork on view this spring. Titled Truth Be Told<\/em>, Cave\u2019s work consists of 25-foot-tall black vinyl letters that currently partially cover the fa\u00e7ade of Jack Shainman\u2019s Kinderhook art space. A \u201cpointed antidote to a presidency known for propaganda that disguises truth and history to present racist and nativist ideology as patriotism,\u201d Truth Be Told <\/em>was co-designed with Bob Faust and installed in October. Almost immediately, though, Kinderhook residents took issue with the artwork. The issue hinges on if the artwork is actually a sign, which would mean it\u2019s violating city ordinances. Mayor of Kinderhook and the town board have all called for the removal of the artwork and threatened Cave with fines. That dispute is ongoing, but no fines have been implemented, yet. Cave responded to the town\u2019s actions with an open letter that referred to the move as censorship. The letter was signed in support by philanthropist Agnes Gund, MoMA director Glenn Lowry, curator Helen Molesworth, and Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak, among others. Following the open letter, Pasternak made moves to have Truth Be Told<\/em> come to the Brooklyn Museum where it will now go on view at the same time as the museum will be showcasing one of Cave\u2019s well-known soundsuits<\/a>. \u201cMuseums are being called on to tell the truth, from the painful to the celebratory,\u201d Pasternak told<\/a> The New York Times<\/em> on the topic of the artwork. \u201cWe can invite a constructive conversation.\u201d<\/p>\nSign or not, the Brooklyn Museum wants Nick Cave artwork<\/strong><\/h6>\n