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# Art Movements
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-294/
- Published: 2019-02-28T12:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:49.000Z
- Description: Serwan Baran will represent Iraq at the Venice Biennale, Naima J. Keith will take on a new role at LACMA, and more.
- Author: Jasmine Weber
- Tags: News, Art Movements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

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A post-production still from Ya No Estoy Aquí by Fernando Fria De La Parra, which is being awarded a grant by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (courtesy of the artist)

Art Movements *is a weekly index of developments centering the people of the arts and culture sphere. Listen to our weekly* [*podcast of the same name on iTunes*](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-movements/id1112233641?mt=2&ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*

## Accolades

**Serwan Baran** will represent **Iraq** at the **2019 Venice Biennale**. \[[Art News](http://www.artnews.com/2019/02/22/serwan-baran-will-represent-iraq-2019-venice-biennale/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Indonesian artist collective **ruangrupa** was selected to direct the 2022 edition of Documenta. \[[artnet News](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/documenta-15-curator-1472137?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

The **National Association of Latino Arts and Culture** awarded 43 grants, totaling $267,000, to 26 Latinx artists and collectives and seventeen Latinx arts organizations. Recipients will receive between $5,000 and $10,000 to support projects focusing on social justice, labor rights, and cultural equity. \[[NALAC](https://www.nalac.org/communications/newsroom/2602-43-grants-latino-artists-organizations?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**PEN America** has announced the recipients of the **2019 PEN America Literary Awards**. **Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah** was awarded Book of the Year PEN/Jean Stein Award With Largest Prize; **Kenneth Lonergan** received Debut PEN/Mike Nichols Award for Performance Writing; and **Sandra Cisneros** was honored for Illustrious Career That Transcends Genres, Cultures, and Languages. \[via email announcement\]

The **Lower Manhattan Cultural Council** awarded over $1.5 million in grants and residencies to 291 Manhattan-based artists and arts organizations. \[via email announcement\]

**Knockdown Center** in New York has announced that **Sarah Zapata**, **ray ferreira**, **Yanira** **Castro**, and **Shawné** **Michaelain** **Holloway** are the curators of its Spring 2019 season of Sunday Service, a monthly series of live work. \[via email announcement\]

The winners of the **2019 Sony World Photography Awards** have been announced. \[[Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/photography/sony-awards-world-photography-winners-a8797171.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Antawan I. Byrd**, **Hansi Momodu-Gordon**, and **Tosin Oshinowo** will curate the second **Lagos Biennial**, titled “How to Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine?” \[[The Nation Nigeria](http://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-biennial-gets-curators/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Opportunities

**The Alliance of Artist Communities**‘s new program **Open AIR** is accepting applications for a no-cost **residency** **program** that pairs artists with residency sites including a historical museum, a community sustainability center, a biological research station, and others. Applications are due **March 10**. \[[Open AIR](https://artistcommunities.org/residencies/open-air?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Billboard Pride** is hiring a paid, **full-time** **editorial intern** who is passionate about music and pop culture’s relationship with the LGBTQ community. Intern write daily news posts as well as interview artists and transcribe interviews. Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and related writing samples to patrick.crowley@billboard.com with the subject line format “Billboard Pride Spring Intern 2019: Firstname Lastname.” \[[Billboard Pride](https://twitter.com/BillboardPride/status/1098717417109405697?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**New York University‘s NewYorkScapes is accepting submissions for its 2019 Culture Mapping symposium. Interested participants can submit papers, projects, and works-in-progress exploring the intersections of place, cartography, and digital methods (“especially those that investigate justice, community, and/or resistance”). This year’s theme is “Migrations.” The symposium will take place on April 12–13\. \[**[**NewYorkScapes**](https://newyorkscapes.org/event/culture-mapping-2019/?ref=hyperallergic.com)**\]**

## Transitions

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Leon Berkowitz, “Tantric I” (1981), Oil on canvas, 87 x 111 inches (courtesy of Hollis Taggart)

The estates of **Michael Corinne West** and **Leon Berkowitz** are now represented by **Hollis Taggart Gallery** in New York. \[via email announcement\]

**A.C. Hudgins**, **Kellie Jones**, and **Glenn** **Lowry** have joined the board of the **Robert Rauschenberg Foundation** in New York. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/02/22/robert-rauschenberg-board-glenn-lowry-kellie-jones/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Performance venue **JACK** will move to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The space has also appointed **Jordana De La Cruz** to join founder **Alec Duffy** as co-director. \[via email announcement\]

**Naima J. Keith** was named vice president of education and public programs at the **Los Angeles County Museum of Art.** \[[*Los Angeles Times*](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-naima-keith-lacma-20190221-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**David Kogan** has stepped down as CEO of **Magnum Photos**. \[[Photo Archive News](https://photoarchivenews.com/news/magnum-photos-ceo-david-kogan-leaves-agency-1-march/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Matvey Levenstein** is now represented by **Kasmin Gallery** in New York. \[via email announcement\]

**Hannah Levy** is now represented by **Casey Kaplan Gallery** in New York. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/02/26/casey-kaplan-adds-hannah-levy-roster/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Angel Otero**, **Dana Emmott**, **Karen Robinovitz**, **Mark Lu**, **Nathaniel Wilcox**, and **Susan Hinkson** have joined the board of trustees at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/02/21/bronx-museum-adds-board-members-angelo-otero-karen-rabinovitz/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Emma Son** was appointed senior director of **Lehmann Maupin** in Korea. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/02/26/emma-son-named-senior-director-lehmann-maupin-seoul/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Philippe Vergne** was appointed director of Portugal’s **Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art**. \[[artnet News](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/philippe-vergne-serralves-1475968?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Obituaries

Dominick Argento (1927–2019), Pulitzer Prize-winning composer \[[Press Herald](https://www.pressherald.com/2019/02/25/dominick-argento-opera-composer-dies-at-91/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Mark Bramble (1950), co-wrote Tony Award-winning musicals \[[TheaterMania](https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/42nd-street-librettist-mark-bramble-dies-at-68%5F87942.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Wallace Broecker (1931–2019), early climate scientist popularized the term “global warming” \[[CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/us/wallace-broecker-dead-climate-change-scientist-wxc-trnd/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Jack Burnham (1931–2019), art critic and theorist who spoke of the relationship between contemporary art and technology \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/jack-burnham-1931-2019-78776?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Stanley Donen (1924), Hollywood musical director \[[Variety](https://variety.com/2019/film/news/stanley-donen-dead-dies-singin-in-the-rain-1203146964/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Ethel Ennis (1932–2019), jazz musician known as the “First Lady of Jazz” \[[Baltimore Sun](https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-ethel-ennis-20190218-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Bibi Ferreira (1922–2019), helped bring Broadway musicals to Brazil \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/obituaries/bibi-ferreira-dies.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Fred Foster (1931–2019), record producer and song publisher who championed country musicians \[[Press Herald](https://www.pressherald.com/2019/02/22/nashville-record-producer-fred-foster-dies-at-87/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

W.E.B. Griffin (1929–2019), best-selling novelist \[[USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/02/18/w-e-b-griffin-badge-honor-military-novelist-dead-age-89/2911401002/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Bill Jenkins (1945–2019), government epidemiologist who fought racism in health care, including the Tuskegee syphillis study \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/obituaries/bill-jenkins-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Donald Keene (1922–2019), Japanese literature translator \[[Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/26/national/history/writers-recall-initiation-japanese-literature-via-donald-keene/?ref=hyperallergic.com#.XHbUalNKi7w)\]

Toni Myers (1943–2019), directed Imax space documentaries \[[Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toni-myers-dead-imax-space-doc-director-was-75-1188100?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Ken Nordine (1920–2019), poet and creator of “word jazz” \[[Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-ken-nordine-dead-0217-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Theodore Isaac Rubin (1932–2019), psychoanalyst and writer \[[Bend Bulletin](https://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/6947494-151/featured-obituary-psychiatrists-novel-became-oscar-nominated-movie?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Jeraldine Saunders (1923), author whose memoir inspired *The Love Boat \[*[Deadline](https://deadline.com/2019/02/jeraldine-saunders-dies-love-boat-1202565334/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Jackie Shane (1940–2019), Grammy-nominated soul singer who pioneered the genre as a transgender woman \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/obituaries/jackie-shane-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Brody Stevens (1970), comedian who spoke candidly about depression \[[Vulture](https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/remembering-brody-stevens-just-for-laughs-stand-up-set.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Peter Tork (1942–2019), keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees \[[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-peter-tork-life-music-podcast-799642/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Albert Vorspan (1924–2019), urged Jewish organizations to support social justice causes including Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War activism \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/obituaries/albert-vorspan-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Mac Wiseman (1925), bluegrass singer and guitarist \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/obituaries/mac-wiseman-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Perry Wolff (1921), television documentary producer \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/obituaries/perry-wolff-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Hilde Zadek (1917), first Jewish opera singer to appear at Vienna State Opera after WWII \[[Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/27/hilde-zadek-first-jewish-opera-singer-appear-vienna-state-opera/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]