Cultural figures take on Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto over violence. A noted New York art critic passes away. And Anish Kapoor’s naughty Versailles sculptures are horribly vandalized … again. Plus: deconstructing the Cooper Union tuition debacle, a priceless archive of photography lands at USC and Mary Ellen Mark's view of New Orleans.
— A slew of cultural figures, including filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, comics artist Art Spiegelman, musician Laurie Anderson, and novelists Teju Cole, Francisco Goldman and Margaret Atwood have signed an open letter to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto demanding an investigation into the murder of Mexican journalist Rubén Espinosa.