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Tatiana Trouvé has been named 2024’s Sculptor of the Year by Kistefos in Jevnaker, Norway. Every year, the chosen artist is invited to create a site-specific work to be permanently installed in the museum’s sculpture park. Trouvé’s two Kistefos sculptures are part of her Guardian series (2013–), which symbolize fictional characters who guard different places and life forms. The artist created the works in response to the former wood pulp mill in which they will be installed—keeping not only the landscape and local animal life in mind, but also the building’s industrial history and the people who have shaped it into the institution it is today. The work will be unveiled on May 4, in conjunction with the opening of the 2024 season, and is the fifty-third commission in the collection.

Exhibiting Forgiveness (2023), a film written, directed, and produced by Titus Kaphar, which premiered in January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by the film distribution company Roadside Attractions. Exploring family, generational healing, and the power of forgiveness, the motion picture follows a Black artist (André Holland) attempting to overcome the trauma of his past through painting; he is on the path to success when he is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father. The film will open in theaters nationwide in Fall 2024.

Ed Ruscha has partnered with Avant Arte, an online art marketplace, to create a limited-edition print of his painting Actual Size (1962) on the occasion of ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, a major retrospective of his work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. A portion of proceeds from sales will benefit the museum’s future. The print will be available for purchase online at Avant Arte for forty-eight hours beginning at 1pm ET on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The edition size will be determined by the number of orders placed within the timed-release period. Each print is individually numbered and authenticated with a bespoke artist’s stamp.