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SHOOTING ART STAR.<\/strong>\u00a0Artists often dream of having their work shown in prestigious institutions, but what about in outer space? Anishinaabe artist\u00a0Henry Guimond<\/strong>\u00a0from Sagkeeng First Nation knows a bit about what that\u2019s like. The Manitoba-based artist designed a patch to be worn by Canadian astronaut\u00a0Jeremy Hansen\u00a0<\/strong>, while he makes his way to the far side of the Moon with fellow NASA astronauts on the\u00a0Artemis II\u00a0<\/strong>mission, reports\u00a0CBC News\u00a0<\/em>. Guimond\u2019s painting for the patch depicts seven symbolic animals and the Seven Sacred Laws that link humans with the Earth, according to Anishinaabe custom. \u201cIt\u2019s good for everyone to learn those teachings, the seven laws for all humanity, not just for Indigenous people, but for all people,\u201d Guimond said earlier this week. As for his artwork blasting beyond the Earth\u2019s orbit, \u201cIt\u2019s out of this world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n HACKED BUT NOT RANSACKED<\/strong>. Florence\u2019s\u00a0Uffizi Galleries<\/strong>\u00a0announced today they were targeted in a cyberattack on Feb. 1, but no data was stolen, reports\u00a0Reuters\u00a0<\/em>. In a statement, the institution denied that any sensitive information had been lost, such as security maps, in response to a\u00a0Corriere della Sera\u00a0<\/em>report that had claimed the Uffizi\u2019s servers had been emptied by hackers. The museum only confirmed that the cyberattack had resulted in needing more time to restore backups. Additionally, the Uffizi said it had accelerated a security upgrade following the October Louvre jewelry heist, which included replacing surveillance cameras. \u201cThe cameras had been in the process of being replaced for a year. The situation was not at all like the Louvre\u2019s. The Galleries did have cameras, but they were analogue and are now digital,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n S\u00e9bastien Allard<\/strong>, director of the\u00a0Louvre<\/strong>\u2019s painting department, who was known to be close to former Louvre president\u00a0Laurence des Cars<\/strong>, is stepping down from his post, in a sign of changes under the museum\u2019s new leader, Christophe Leribault. [\u00a0Le Quotidien de l\u2019Art]<\/p>\n \n\tA\u00a0Vincent van Gogh<\/strong>\u00a0painting that was stolen in 2020 from a Dutch museum and then miraculously returned in an Ikea bag has gone back on view following its restoration, which revealed previously unknown overpainting. [Artnet News\u00a0and\u00a0RTV Noord]<\/p>\n \n\tYesterday, a Moscow court sentenced German artist\u00a0Jacques Trilly<\/strong>\u00a0in absentia to eight and a half years in prison for mocking\u00a0President Vladimir Putin<\/strong>\u00a0with his D\u00fcsseldorf carnival displays. [Associated Press]<\/p>\n \n\tThe\u00a0UCCA Center for Contemporary Art<\/strong>\u00a0is launching a new outpost titled\u00a0UCCA OneM<\/strong>\u00a0in Guangzhou, China, to foster exchanges with Hong Kong and the surrounding region, due to open by 2027. [ArtAsiaPacific]<\/p>\n \n\tCelebrities, led by\u00a0Mark Ruffalo<\/strong>, are joining a fight to save the landmark, 1890-built\u00a0West Park Presbyterian Church<\/strong>\u00a0in Manhattan from demolition. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n \n\tIN MEMORIAM<\/strong>.\u00a0Josefina Aguilar Alcantara<\/strong>, a Mexican artist who made clay figurines depicting village life and continued her folk-art practice even after losing her eyesight, died Feb. 13 in Oaxaca City, Mexico, reports the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>. She was 80 years old. Her whimsical works, from red-clay-sculpted butchers selling tripe, prostitutes, and Nativity scenes, have been exhibited in museums, the subject of a children\u2019s book, and championed by collector\u00a0Nelson A. Rockefeller<\/strong>. She also taught an \u201cextended family of artisans,\u201d and was known as a local pioneer. \u201cWhat was amazing about Josefina\u2019s pieces is that they weren\u2019t cute\u2014 they were really strong, independent pieces of folk art that your eye never got tired of,\u201d said\u00a0Hank Lee<\/strong>, owner of\u00a0San Angel Folk Art<\/strong>\u00a0gallery, San Antonio. \u201cThey were so full of personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/manitoba-anishinaabe-artists-design-moon-uffizi-cyberattack-1234779824\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/609509168-e1775221083101.jpg?w=1024″] Good Morning! Artist Henry Guimond, from Sagkeeng First Nation, designed a patch worn by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the Artemis II mission to the Moon. The Uffizi Galleries were the target of a cyberattack in February, but deny reports of damage.\u00a0 New Louvre leader ousts painting department director S\u00e9batien Allard. 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