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Art Industry News: Someone Spray-Painted a Pro-War ‘Z’ Symbol on a Pussy Riot Member’s Front Door + Other Stories
Plus, the Venice Biennale's Golden Lions go to Katharina Fritsch and Cecilia Vicuña, and the Hauser & Wirth Institute funds archival research.A protester paints the"Z" sign on a street, in reference to Russian tanks marked with the letter, during a rally organized by Serbian right-wing groups in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, March 8.Congratulations are in order for German artist Katharina Fritsch and the Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña, who will be awarded the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale next month. The central exhibition’s curator, Cecilia Alemani, nominated the artists, who were approved by the Biennale’s board.