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Week in Review: Second COVID-19 Relief Package Passes; Sackler Texts Leaked
Also, a photographer captured stirring images of feminist celebrations rejoicing the legalization of abortion in Argentina, and more.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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The Year in News (Oh, 2020...)
The cultural landscape has taken more blows in 2020 than ever before in order to stay afloat during the pandemic.
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Week in Review: Senator Blocks Vote on Smithsonian Latinx and Women Museums; an Art Auction to Aid Displaced Armenians
Also, Americans for the Arts council members are calling for the resignation of top leadership, and more.
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Week in Review: Christie’s and Sotheby’s Subpoenaed in Epstein Investigation; Tania Bruguera Detained in Cuba
Also, several artists have come forward to claim credit for the monoliths around the world, and more.
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Week in Review: Tate and Philadelphia of Museum Cut Workforce; French Bill Sparks Massive Protests
Also, artists and architects are advocating for the removal of Philip Johnson’s name from the Museum of Modern Art, and more.
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Week in Review: NYC Museum Trustees Donated to Trump Reelection; US Museums Close Due to COVID-19
Also, Forensic Architecture released its investigation of the Beirut port explosion, and more.
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Week in Review: NY Attorney General Sues Sotheby’s; Biden-Harris Campaign Launches Art-inspired Ad
Also, Seth Stolbun stepped down from the board of Rhizome following reports of workplace harassment at the New Museum, and more.
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Week in Review: Voters Weighed in on Arts and Culture; Photographer Arrested by NYPD
Also, Forensic Architecture and Bellingcat created an interactive digital map of police brutality at Black Lives Matter demonstrations, and more.
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Week in Review: Baltimore Museum Halts Controversial Sale; Artist Projects Encourage Voter Turnout
Also, a postponed Philip Guston retrospective was advanced to 2022 instead of 2024, and more.
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Week in Review: NYU Will Remove Sackler Name; Deana Lawson Awarded Hugo Boss Prize
Also, the climate activist group BP or not BP? staged an anti-oil demonstration at the British Museum in solidarity with Indigenous communities in the arctic, and more.
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Week in Review: Simone Leigh to Represent US in Venice Biennale; SF Offers Artist COVID-19 Stipend
Also, over 150 artists have amplified demands for reform at the New Orleans Museum of Art following accusations of bigotry and discrimination, and more.
In Brief
Activists Fined After Anti-colonial Protest at Quai Branly Museum
Four activists were fined for their live-streamed protest at the Paris museum, in which Mwazulu Diyabanza removed a 19th-century funerary post from its display.