ArtsJournal Roundup: AI Grades, Gate Theatre Closure, Hungary's Scrapped National Gallery, and More

This ArtsJournal newsletter covers a range of cultural news. It opens with a reflection on student attitudes toward AI, noting that students are tired of AI because a grade from ChatGPT lacks the meaningfulness of one earned through hard work. The piece then presents institutional news: London's Gate Theatre is closing after 47 years, four years after Arts Council England withdrew funding. Hungary's new government has scrapped plans for a National Gallery that its predecessor had envisioned. The Lucas Museum is opening, billing its collection as "the people's art," while four contractors allege it claimed private status to avoid public building regulations. Lonnie Bunch's departure from the Smithsonian is examined from two perspectives: one praising his legacy of keeping the institution on mission, another warning that what cannot be captured may be destroyed by chaos. Additionally, the television show South Park has renamed itself "South America" in a satirical response to the administration, thanking "Paramount — a Skydance Capitulation." The newsletter compiles these stories from various sources including The Walrus, The Guardian, The Art Newspaper, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and Washington Post.