Henningsvær's caviar factory-turned-art gallery

• The Norwegian village of Henningsvær is now home to an art space occupying an old caviar factory in the Lofoten archipelago. Venke Hoff, the owner of the building, has amassed one of the largest contemporary art collections in the Nordic countries alongside her husband, but they claim their “aim is not establishing a venue for showing parts of our own collection, but inviting international artists for shows.” Read more at The Art Newspaper.
• Eli Broad, the 76 year-old Los Angeles financier, philanthropist and art collector, has offered to lease a piece of city-owned land in order to build a space for his large collection of contemporary artwork. Although the funding for the lease, museum building and its endowment would come out of Broad’s own pocket, the idea has been criticized by some L.A. county officials. Head to the LA Times website for more.

Dennis Hopper "Bomb Drop"

• Dennis Hopper Double Standard is the name of the new retrospective at the Los Angeles MOCA of the late actor’s prolific 60-year career as an art maker. More than 200 photographs, paintings, assemblages, sculptures, and film pieces will trace Hopper’s obsessions with popular culture and the American relationship to art. Read a review of the exhibition at Art Knowledge News.