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Metropolitan Museum Announces Indefinite Closure to Contain COVID-19
Starting tomorrow, March 13, the museum's three locations will shutter.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
Art
A Lyrical Ode to the Vernacular Art of the American South
At the California African American Museum, Dust My Broom convenes a group of largely self-taught artists from the American South, and other Black artists profoundly influenced by it.
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Former Hamptons Gallerist Gave Anti-Indigenous Rant at Documentary Screening
At a screening for Conscience Point, about the local Shinnecock Nation, a seemingly intoxicated Ruth Vered allegedly called herself "the queen of white privilege." She was escorted out by police, and arrested after kicking an officer.
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Week in Review: Artists Confront MoMA PS1 Trustees; Museum Director Pushed Out After Harassment Allegations
Also, over 100 artists will contribute to a benefit exhibition foregrounding the experiences of detained children, and more.
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Week in Review: Trump Threatens Iran's Cultural Heritage, Workers at the Shed Petition to Unionize
Also, Amanda Schmitt’s lawsuit against Artforum moves forward, Paris Musées is now offering 100,000 digital reproductions of artworks online, and more.
Art
A Previously Unseen Side of Betye Saar
At the Museum of Modern Art, spending time with Saar’s early inner self revealed a great deal about her trajectory into genius.
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Week in Review: Hong Kongers Circulate Radical Christmas Cards; Mexico City Museum Workers Protest Wage Delays
Also, Hawai'i's Bishop Museum will eliminate single-use plastic on its campus, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver partnered with a glasses company that lets color-blind patients see in full color, and more.
Art
In Richmond, Tracing the “Great Force” of American Racism
Taking a cue from James Baldwin, an exhibition considers the way that American racism moves forward — from the arrival of the first ship carrying enslaved Africans to the insidious ways it has trickled through the capillaries of American culture.
News
Week in Review: Climate Strike During Art Basel Miami Beach; Harvard Students Protest Sackler Museum
Also, a California church mounted a nativity scene that comments on US–Mexico border detentions, "classic blue" is Pantone's color of 2020, and more.
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Week in Review: Tufts Ditches Sackler Name, French Museum Close as Protests Rage
Also, fired Marciano Art Foundation employees protested Guess stores on Black Friday, a stolen Willem de Kooning painting worth an estimated $100,000,000 has been recovered, and more.
Art
Basking in Sam Gilliam's Endless Iterations
The artist — still brilliant and brimming with artistic talent — will celebrate his 86th birthday on November 30.
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Week in Review: MOCA Employees Unionize; Thieves Steal $1.1 Billion Worth of 18th-century Jewels
Also, protests about women’s rights take center stage in Mexico, a 3D-scanned bust of Nefertiti has entered the public domain, and more.