• The Magazzino del Sale in Venice is home the exhibition “Louise Bourgeois. The Fabric Works,” the last show the artist actively participated in before her death on May 31. In addition to a piece from the giant steel spider series, Bourgeois’ lesser known collage and assemblage work and pseudo-sculptural “fabric drawings” will be featured. Read more at Art Knowledge News. • With the nearly $1.75 billion cost of this month’s Fifa World Cup in South Africa, the country’s arts communities have taken a blow as the budget for the National Arts Council was reduced from $3.7 to a meager $1.8 million. “Artists have had to shelve their plans and feel let down at a crucial time when we should be highlighting the uniqueness of our culture,” said one Cape Town gallery director. The full article is available on The Art Newspaper website. • Iranian artist and filmmaker Daryush Shokof, a “harsh critic” of the government ideologies in his home country, has been missing for 14 days. The longtime Berlin resident was last seen on May 24 boarding a train from Cologne to Paris. Associates have voiced fears that the Iranian regime might be responsible. More at ArtForum. • Each year, Missouri’s Laumeier Sculpture Park features St. Louis-area artists in its Kranzberg Exhibition Series. This year’s showcase is devoted to artist Brandon Anschultz, and is entitled “Stick Around for Joy.” Anshultz describes his work as “an intersection of painting and sculpture,” responding to the rurally domestic setting of the Laumeier estate. Check out e-flux for more.