Valentina Di Liscia

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Employees Condemn Harassment and Policing at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Former and current staffers launched a petition denouncing the presence of armed guards in the galleries and alleging the museum has mishandled complaints of racial and sexual harassment.

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Richmond Judge Blocks Mayor From Removing More Confederate Monuments

Mayor Levar Stoney expedited the removal of seven Confederate statues in Richmond over the past week, but a Richmond judge has approved a temporary injunction blocking the mayor's order.

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MOCAD Director Placed on Leave After Former Employees Pen Letter Citing “Toxic Work Environment”

Over 70 former employees penned a letter denouncing director Elysia Borowy-Reeder’s leadership. Their claims are bolstered by several letters of resignation and complaint from current and former staff members.

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Tens of Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans Went to NYC Museums, Art Galleries, and Orgs

David Zwirner, Pace, and Gagosian galleries each received over $2 million in PPP funding, and the Whitney and the Guggenheim Museum each received a loan between $5 and 10 million.

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ICE Announced International Students Must Leave the US if Their School Is Exclusively Online

New regulations from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hugely impact art schools.

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#DefundHate: Artists Create Skytyped Messages Denouncing the Immigrant Detention Crisis

Artists Cassils and rafa esparza organized In Plain Sight, enlisting planes to spell out urgent calls to action above over 80 detention facilities and other sites on July 3 and 4.

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Bypassing Impending City Council Vote, Richmond Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Monuments

“Once we remove the remaining monuments, we can officially say that we were the former capital of the confederacy," said Stoney in today's briefing.

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Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Banner From Its State Flag

After flying for 126 years, the flag will go on display at the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

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An Instagram Account Is Amplifying Anonymous Testimonies of Racism in Museums

@ChangeTheMuseum is posting "stories of unchecked racism" that speak to the discriminatory practices plaguing cultural institutions.

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Tania Bruguera Among Artists Detained in Cuba Before Protest Against Police Brutality

Bruguera was arrested in her home under pretenses of “pandemic contagion,” preventing her from attending a demonstration against the killing of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano.

Art

What the Art World Is Cooking

This week includes recipes for pasta with slow cooked chickpeas and flan with dulce de leche from curators Laura Raicovich and Aimé Iglesias Lukin, and more.

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Amid Mass Furloughs, Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Schedule Union Election

News of the election follows PMA’s announcement that it would cut over 20% of its workforce via furloughs and voluntary separation agreements.