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During a demolition of a column at London’s National Gallery, workers stumbled upon a message from the 1990s criticizing the addition of columns in the Sainsbury Wing. The note was left by John Sainsbury, a donor who believed the columns were a design flaw. The note reveals a behind-the-scenes conflict about the aesthetics of the wing, designed by renowned architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.

Hundreds of artists, gallerists, and curators have signed an open letter in support of Alexandra Kusá, who was fired from her position as head of Slovakia’s National Gallery. The letter criticizes the country’s Culture Minister, Martina Šimkovičová, for the dismissal, calling it politically motivated and detrimental to the Slovak art scene.