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# Art Movements
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-305/
- Published: 2019-05-16T11:00:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:36.000Z
- Description: The Lithuanian pavilion was also awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, Meleko Mokgosi will take on a role as a professor at the Yale School of Art, 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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Sun & Sea (Marina) by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Lina Lapelytė at the Venice Biennale’s Lithuanian pavilion (courtesy of Daria Kravchuk)

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

Faig Ahmed, Rana Begum, Benji Boyadgian, Rodrigo Hernandez, Servet Koçyiğit, Outi Pieski, Randi & Katrine, Wael Shawky, and Jorinde Voigt are the first participating artists in **Istanbul Modern**’s **International Artist Residency Program**. *\[*[*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/istanbul-modern-establishes-artist-residency-program-79807?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

The **Black Art Futures Fund** has announced the recipients of its spring 2019 grants: African American Shakespeare Company, California; Bailey’s Cafe, New York; viBe Theater Experience, New York; Castle of our Skins, Massachusetts; the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, Iowa; and TILA Studios, Georgia. *\[*[*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/black-art-futures-fund-awards-21-000-in-grants-79801?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

The **Herb Alpert Foundation** and the **California Institute of the Arts** have announced the winners of this year’s Herb Alpert Award in the Arts: **Meshell Ndegeocello**, **Beatriz Santiago Muñoz**, **Lloyd Suh, Pam Tanowitz**, and **Cecilia Vicuña**. \[via email announcement\]

**Tony Costa** was awarded the $70,000 **Archibald Prize** for Australian portraiture by Sydney’s Art Gallery of New South Wales. \[[*Art Asia Pacific*](http://www.artasiapacific.com/News/TonyCostaWins2019ArchibaldPrize?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

The **Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco** has shortlisted three artworks for its international contemporary art prize: **Yto** **Barrada**’s “Tree Identification for Beginners”(2017); **Arthur Jafa**’s “Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death” (2016); and **Rayyane Tabet**’s “FRAGMENTS” (2016–ongoing). \[[ArtDaily](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=113538&ref=hyperallergic.com#.XNrpPNNKgvp)\]

The **Golden Lion** prize at the **2019 Venice Biennale** was awarded to **Arthur Jafa** for his film *White Noise. \[*[*ARTnews*](http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/11/arthur-jafa-lithuania-win-top-prizes-at-venice-biennale/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

The **Lithuanian pavilion** was also awarded the **Golden Lion** for its climate change opera, *Sun & Sea (Marina),* by **Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė**, **Vaiva Grainytė,** and **Lina Lapelytė.** *\[*[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/arts/venice-biennale-winner.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

**Aleksandra Jaeschke** was awarded this year’s **Wheelwright** **Prize.** \[[ArchDaily](https://www.archdaily.com/916667/architect-aleksandra-jaeschke-wins-2019-wheelwright-prize?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

**Boonserm Premthada** won the **Royal Academy Dorfman Award for Architecture**, awarded by London’s Royal Academy of Arts. *\[*[*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/boonserm-premthada-wins-royal-academy-dorfman-award-for-architecture-79806?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

## Opportunities

As part of the program **Destination>Brooklyn**, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, One Brooklyn Fund, and NYC & Company Foundation are awarding $1,500 grants to Brooklyn-based 501c3 organizations to create, produce, and distribute print and online promotional materials for the grantee’s organization and emphasizing borough tourism. Applications are due **June 6**. \[[Brooklyn Arts Council](http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2592?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

*Learn about other opportunities you can apply for this month in our latest “*[*Opportunities for Artists in May 2019*](https://hyperallergic.com/opportunities-for-artists-in-may-2019/)*.”*

## Transitions

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Meleko Mokgosi, “Acts of Resistance I” (2018), oil on canvas, 108 x 108 x 2 inches(© Meleko Mokgosi, courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York)

**Travis Chamberlain** was promoted to executive director of **Queer|Art** in New York. \[via email announcement\]

**John Divola** is now represented by **Office Baroque** in Brussels. \[via email announcement\]

**Cody Hartley** was named director of the **Georgia O’Keeffe Museum** in New Mexico. \[[ArtDaily](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=113563&ref=hyperallergic.com#.XNrqw9NKgvp)\]

**Galina Mardilovich** was appointed curator of Russian and European art at Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum. \[via email announcement\]

**Meleko Mokgosi** was appointed as an associate professor in painting and printmaking, on a tenure track, at the **Yale School of Art**. \[via email announcement\]

**Lanka Tattersall** was appointed curator of drawings and prints at the Museum of Modern Art. \[[*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/lanka-tattersall-named-moma-curator-of-drawings-and-prints-79798?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

## Obituaries

Chris Albertson (1931–2019), biographer of blues singer Bessie Smith who spearheaded a reissue of her complete recordings \[[Syncopated Times](https://syncopatedtimes.com/chris-albertson-biographer-of-bessie-smith-dies-at-87/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Max Azria (1949–2019), fashion designer \[[*WWD*](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/max-azria-dead-1203124841/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Susan Beschta (1952–2019), former frontwoman of 1970s punk bank The Erasers who later became a human rights lawyer and immigration judge \[[Celebrity Access](https://celebrityaccess.com/2019/05/14/punk-rocker-turned-judge-susan-beschta-dies/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Doris Day (1922–2019), famed actress and singer \[[AP](https://www.apnews.com/b9a04d9ab2ce4276b2f6bdb6b39af585?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Eva de La O (1931–2019), lyric soprano and founder of a chamber music ensemble that worked with Hispanic classical composers and performers \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/obituaries/eva-de-la-o-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Hannelore Elsner (1942–2019), German television and film actress \[[Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hannelore-elsner-dead-german-film-tv-star-was-76-1203995?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Jim Fowler (1930–2019), zoologist and television host \[[*LA Times*](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jim-fowler-wild-kingdom-dead-20190509-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Verna Hart (1961–2019), painter who was mentored by Romare Bearden \[[*NY Daily News*](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-verna-hart-art-jazz-obituary-20190508-jeov2mkdhfd5fdjo5bn723fn5e-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Chuck Kinder (1942–2019), novelist \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/obituaries/chuck-kinder-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Andrei Kramarevsky (1929–2019), dancer and teacher at the School of American Ballet \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/andrei-kramarevsky-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Art Kunkin (1928–2019), founder of the *Los Angeles Free Press \[*[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/obituaries/art-kunkin-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Lenora Lapidus (1963–2019), lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union who pushed the organization to fight for gender equality for women who were not middle class and white \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/obituaries/lenora-lapidus-dies.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Peggy Lipton (1946–2019), actress, model, and singer \[[*LA Times*](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-peggy-lipton-dead-20190511-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

John Lukacs (1924–2019), historian \[[*LA Times*](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-lukacs-winston-churchill-dead-20190506-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Thomas Nozkowski (1944–2019), abstract painter *\[*[*ARTnews*](http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/09/thomas-nozkowski-dead/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Robert Pear (1949–2019), health care reporter for the *New York Times \[*[*SF Chronicle*](https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Robert-Pear-NY-Times-reporter-was-health-13833677.php?ref=hyperallergic.com)*\]*

Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), journalist, publishing industry executive, former Wall Street Journal publisher, and former chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Company \[[WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/warren-h-phillips-expanded-the-wall-street-journal-to-asia-and-europe-11557530951?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Alvin Sargent (1927–2019), *Spider-Man* screenwriter \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48238573?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Gloria Schiff (1928–2019), fashion editor at *Vogue* and philanthropist \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/obituaries/gloria-schiff-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

Nobuo Sekine (1942–2019), influential Japanese sculptor and conceptual artist \[[Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-japanese-sculptor-mono-ha-pioneer-nobuo-sekine-died-age-76?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]