> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Art Movements - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-298/ - Published: 2019-03-28T11:00:26.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:45.000Z - Description: Thomas J. Lax was appointed media and performance curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Anita Hill will receive the PEN Courage Award, 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) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/ballethispanico_2017cduggan_030.jpg) Ballet Hispánico in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Línea Recta” at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2017 (photo by Christopher Duggan) 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 The Mayor’s office in **Boston, Massachusetts** has awarded $487,000 in organizational grants to 221 local arts organizations. \[[Up To Boston](https://www.uptoboston.com/city-of-boston-awards-almost-500-000-to-local-arts-organizations/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Hauser & Wirth Institute** announced the recipients of its 2019 research fellowships for pre-doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars: **Tiffany Boyle**, **Kevin Lotery**, **Dr. Gloria Sutton**, **and Soyoung Yoon**. **Anita Hill** was named the recipient of the **PEN Courage Award**. \[via email announcement\] **Has Jingban**, **Hsu Che-Yu**, **Eisa Jocon**, and **Phan Thảo Nguyên** have been named the finalists for the 2019 Hugo Boss Asia Art Award for Emerging Asian Artists by the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai and fashion house Hugo Boss. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/27/hugo-boss-asia-art-award-2019-finalists/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Annabelle Lopez Ochoa** was awarded the **2019 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award**. \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/choreographer-annabelle-lopez-ochoa-receives-2019-jacob-s-pillow-dance-award-78988?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Brooklyn art and design fair **Objects & Thing** has announced its exhibitor list. \[[*ARTnews*](http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/21/object-and-thing-exhibitor-list-brooklyn-design-art-fair-exhibitors/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) **Rhizome** has announced the technologists and artists participating in the 2019 edition of **Seven on Seven**, its art and technology platform it founded in 2010\. \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/rhizome-announces-2019-seven-on-seven-participants-79046?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Tang Qingnian** 唐慶年 was named the Cheng Family Foundation Artist-in-Residence for 2019 by the **Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Garden**. \[via email announcement\] **Emilija Škarnulytė** was awarded the fifth edition of the **Future Generation Art Prize** by the **PinchukArtCentre**. \[via email announcemnet\] ## Opportunities **Knockdown Center** in Queens, New York is accepting **Group Exhibition**, **Solo Project + Installation**, and **Main Space Project** proposals for 2019–2020\. Applications are due **April 15**. \[[Knockdown](https://knockdown.center/opportunities/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] The **Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art** is accepting applications for its **queer theater and performance residency**. Selected artists will receive an honorarium and free rehearsal space, and will present a work-in-progress showcase at the museum at the end of the residency. Residents will also have the opportunity to stage their project at La MaMa experimental theatre club. Applications are due **May 3**. \[[Leslie-Lohman](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1%5F1wgOnibaEX4LDZh2mPExRczacMeDePCDMd-0UpGjvE/viewform?edit%5Frequested=true&ref=hyperallergic.com)\] The **Museum of Art and Design** is seeking New York City-based applicants under the age of 30 for its **Artist Studios program**. Artists-in-residence receive studio space and a stipend. Applicants must also identify racially and/or culturally with a historically underrepresented community and demonstrate the need for financial assistance to advance their artistic careers. Selected artists-in-residence will receive studio space and a stipend. Applications are due April 18\. \[[MAD](https://madmuseum.org/content/artist-studios-application?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] ## Transitions ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/10/leonardo_da_vinci_salvator_mundi-1460.jpg) Leonardo da Vinci, “Salvator Mundi” (c. 1500), oil on panel, 25 7/8 x 18 inches (image courtesy Christie’s) **Alain Bieber** will not renew his contract as managing and artistic director of the **NRW Forum** in Düsseldorf when it expires in 2020\. \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/alain-bieber-artistic-director-of-duesseldorf-s-nrw-forum-will-not-extend-his-contract-79034?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **LeRonn P. Brooks** was appointed associate curator for modern and contemporary collections of the **Getty Research Institute** in Los Angeles. \[via email announcement\] **Javier Hontoria** was named director of the Museo Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, Spain. \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/javier-hontoria-to-lead-spain-s-museo-patio-herreriano-78985?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Jerwood Gallery** in Hastings, England will reopen this summer as **Hastings Contemporary**. \[[*TAN*](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/jerwood-gallery-to-relaunch-as-hastings-contemporary-in-july?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Miranda Lash** has joined the board of directors of the Joan Mitchell Foundation in New York. \[via email announcement\] **Thomas J. Lax** was appointed curator in the department of media and performance at the **Museum of Modern Art**. \[via email announcement\] **Liz Nowell** was named director of the **Institute of Modern Art** in Brisbane, Australia. \[Artforum\] **Karen Patterson** was appointed the first-ever curator at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. \[[ARTnews](http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/26/fabric-workshop-and-museum-curator-karen-patterson/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Claire Peeps** has joined the board of directors of the **Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts** in Los Angeles. \[via email announcement\] **Maureen Ragalie** was named curator of **Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel** in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a collaborative partnership with the **Museum of Wisconsin Art**. \[via email announcement\] **Marc Sands**, who led Christie’s “Salvator Mundi” marketing campaign, was named chief marketing officer at **Bonhams**. \[[Antiques Gazette](https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2019/former-christie-s-marketing-boss-joins-bonhams/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] **Moira Sinclair** was named chair of **Clore Leadership**. \[via email announcement\] **Henk Slager** was appointed curator of the ninth edition of the **Bucharest** **Biennale**. \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/henk-slager-to-curate-ninth-bucharest-biennale-79032?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] ## Obituaries Blake Byrne (1935–2019), a television executive and art collector \[[The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/blake-byrne-dead-television-exec-renowned-art-collector-was-83-1197004?%5F%5Ftwitter%5Fimpression=true&ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Larry Cohen (1936–2019), cult thriller director and figure in exploitation movie circles in the ’70s and ’80s \[[Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/25/larry-cohen-dies-director-its-alive-maniac-cop?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] James Dapogny (1940–2019), jazz musicologist, pianist, and bandleader \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/obituaries/james-dapogny-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Andrea Emiliani (1931–2019), one of Italy’s leading art historians \[[Artforum](https://www.artforum.com/news/andrea-emiliani-1931-2019-79069?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Richard Erdman (1925–2019), character actor beloved on shows like *The Men*, *Cry Danger,* *Stalag 17*, and *Community* \[[Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-erdman-dead-community-stalag-917730?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Rachel Ingalls (1940–2019), writer best known for her postwar novel, *Mrs. Caliban \[*[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/obituaries/rachel-ingalls-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]* Peter B. Kaplan (1939–2019), daredevil photographer \[[Delaware Online](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2019/03/23/hockessin-photographer-peter-kaplan-obituary/3258022002/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Bernard Krisher (1931–2019), champion of free press in Cambodia \[[Phnom Penh Post](https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-daily-founder-passes-away?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Alessandro Mendini (1931–2019), designer, architect, and editor \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/24/obituaries/alessandro-mendin-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Jake Phelps (1962–2019), skateboarder and *Thrasher* editor \[[SF Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Skateboarder-Thrasher-editor-Jake-Phelps-dies-at-13690396.php?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Antonia Rey (1926–2019), film and theater actress \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/antonia-rey-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Maya Turovskaya (1924–2019), theatrical and film critic, film historian, and documentarian \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/maya-turovskaya-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Scott Walker (1943–2019), experimental musician \[[Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/20-songs-that-defined-scott-walkers-curious-career/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Andre Williams (1936–2019), rhythm-and-blues singer \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/obituaries/andre-williams-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]