‘The mighty concrete pump has arrived!’ Serpentine pavilion faces backlash over environmental impactArtReviewartreview.com05 May 2021The London gallery’s summer fixture – this year designed by South Africa’s Counterspace – has been criticised for its use of concrete
Julião Sarmento, Portuguese conceptualist interested in transgression, 1948–2021ArtReviewartreview.com04 May 2021The artist represented his country at the Venice Biennale in 1997
Japanese town looks to giant squid sculpture for its post-pandemic fortunesArtReviewartreview.com04 May 2021Noto used pandemic recovery funds to build an artistic homage to its fishing traditions
Talk – NFTs: A New Revolution or the Emperor’s New Clothes?ArtReviewartreview.com04 May 2021An online discussion featuring Rahel Aima, Speak Cryptic, Tina Rivers Ryan – moderated by J.J. Charlesworth
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara forced into hospital after hunger strikeArtReviewartreview.com04 May 2021Move comes after a crackdown on the San Isidro Movement – artists and intellectuals who campaign for freedom of speech
Eli Broad, billion-dollar backer of the Los Angeles art scene, 1933–2021ArtReviewartreview.com04 May 2021Patron of LA MOCA, LACMA and countless other art institutions
Peter Eleey joins UCCA as curator-at-largeArtReviewartreview.com01 May 2021The former MoMA PS1 chief curator joins the institution as it prepares to open its Shanghai outpost
