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Aaron Short

Aaron Short is a Brooklyn-based journalist covering politics, criminal justice, real estate, the environment and the arts. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News, The New York Post, The New York Observer, The Brooklyn Paper, City & State, and The Awl.

Fred Wilson, "Guarded View" (1991) (photo by Benjamin Sutton/Hyperallergic)
Posted inArt

The Plight of Museum Guards in New York Museums

by Aaron Short March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

Security guards’ annual salaries are less than half the state’s annual median income, hovering just above the equivalent of minimum wage.

Posted inArt

How the GOP’s Tax Reform Could Hurt Art Institutions

by Aaron Short November 3, 2017November 9, 2017

Museums, nonprofits, private collections, and other art institutions may be significantly affected if the proposed plan succeeds in eliminating the estate tax.

Murals and warehouses in Bushwick (photo by Mr Seb/Flickr)
Posted inNews

What Does the Next Wave of Development Mean for Bushwick Artists?

by Aaron Short September 22, 2017

As the neighborhood’s commercial real estate turns over to lure tech companies, many artists will have to look further east for affordable studio space.

Posted inNews

From the Bronx to Brooklyn, Confederate Symbols Come Down Across New York City

by Aaron Short August 22, 2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a review of “all symbols of hate on city property,” and some have already been removed.

Posted inNews

After Another Artists’ Enclave in Williamsburg Is Sold, Tenants Live in Uncertainty

by Aaron Short August 14, 2017August 15, 2017

475 Kent’s charmingly ramshackle conditions fostered a close-knit community of artists — until they were notified that the building had been sold.

Posted inNews

New York Releases New Cultural Plan, Predicates Funding on Diversity

by Aaron Short July 21, 2017July 24, 2017

When Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the plan on Wednesday, he made clear that cultural institutions will need to diversify their staff and programming if they want funding.

Posted inNews

Bill Seeking to Democratize New York City Cultural Funding Gains Steam

by Aaron Short November 20, 2013November 23, 2013

Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s “tale of two cities” mantra doesn’t just apply to voters. New York’s iconic arts institutions have done well for themselves under the Bloomberg administration as smaller groups and individual artists say they have struggled.

Posted inNews

Former Imelda Marcos Assistant Convicted in Impressionist Art Fraud

by Aaron Short November 18, 2013November 18, 2013

Four Impressionist paintings stolen from the Philippines surface in possible of Imelda Marcos’s longtime personal secretary, Vilma Bautista.

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