Newslinks

Giusepe Penone, Spazio di Luce, 2013. Courtesy the artist; Le château de Versailles; domus. Photo: Tadzio

â–  Vancouver artist Geoffrey Farmer has won the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, consisting in a sum of $50,000 as well as a solo exhibition in February 2014 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto [cbc.ca]

â–  “Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965–1980” was awarded an accolade for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions from the Canadian Museums Association. Shown in five major cities across Canada between September 2010 and January 2013, Traffic was collectively curated by Michèle Thériault and Vincent Bonin (Montreal), Barbara Fischer (Toronto, London, Guelph), Jayne Wark (Halifax), Catherine Crowston (the Pariries + the Arctic) and Grant Arnold (Vancouver). [museums.ca]

■ Richard Serra’s “Shift” (1972) was finally confirmed for an indefinite heritage protection after a long lobbying battle within the township council for King City in Ontario, which officially voted for (although via a 5-2 split decision) the designation of the sculpture to a cultural heritage site. [ArtsBeat]

■ Giuseppe Penone’s recent project in the Palais de Versailles, specially focusing on the gardens, underlined the dramatic limits of human intervention when his artwork began to return to an untouched state of nature. [domus]

■ Dan Flavin’s estate lifted its ban on the posthumous production of over 1,000 unrealized florescent light sculptures. [The Arts Newspaper]

â–  The Japanese architect, Sou Fujimoto turns the Serpentine gallery into SerpenTRON, for his commissioned work in the 13th annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. [The Guardian]

■ “International Art English”, an essay by Alix Rule and David Levine was published last summer on Triple Canopy, to cause a stir in certain art crowds and cultural world commentators, including Martha Rosler and Hito Steyel which condemned the essay as empty and hostile. [ArtInfo]

â–  Frieze co-editor, Dan Fox gives his afterthoughts on Venice [Frieze blog]

■ Has all the art in the world been made? – Daily Beast contributing critic Blake Gopnik also share his thoughts on the Biennale [The Daily Beast]

â–  Peaceful protests aimed at saving trees from demolition turned into a mass anti-government movement, not only on the streets of Turkey but also from the Venice Biennale, as reports of Turkish artists demonstrate spontaneous empathy for the recent upheavals by [The Art Newspaper], [ArtInfo] and [artbouillon].