Damien Hirst, "St Bartholomew, Exquisite Pain," 2006

• England’s immense Gloucester Cathedral will open an exhibition on September 1 entitled “Crucible,” presenting over 70 contemporary artworks from the likes of Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn and others. Pieces will be positioned all throughout the cathedral’s interior. The show marks the retirement of Nicholas Bury, the Dean of Gloucester, who has set up contemporary art shows and artist in residence programs there during his 13 years as Dean. Read more at The Art Newspaper.
• Visual artist and filmmaker Michael Snow is seeking $950,000 in damages from the Daniels Corporation, a development partner for the Toronto International Film Festival. Snow allegedly produced a video work for the festival but was only paid a fraction of what he was owed. The claim was filed on July 16 and made public last week. From ArtForum.
• Russian art collective Chto delat? (What is to be done?) will be featured in their first major project in the UK over the next two months at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Through a diverse selection of artistic and media practices, the collective sees itself as “a merging of political theory, art and activism.” They produce newspapers, radio shows, artwork, and often perform publicly. The show is entitled “The Urgent Need to Struggle.” Check out e-flux for more.

Chto delat?, film still from "The Tower: A Songspiel," 2010