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"In 2020, there are only five full-time Black employees on a staff of over 40. There are no Black curators in a museum solely dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa," the letter reads.
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An employee of the London Tube noticed "some sort of ‘rat thing’" a few days ago and cleaned it off.
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Michael Gittes shipped a truckload of paintings to Interfaith Medical Center in Bed-Stuy — one for every worker.
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Artist Marc Quinn covertly installed a sculpture of activist Jen Reid in place of a bronze of Edward Colston toppled by protesters in Bristol last month.
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The unconventional show at Same Gallery, which encouraged attendees to run off with the art, was emptied in a matter of minutes.
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An op-ed by Judge Bradley Cavedo, who temporarily halted the removal of Confederate statues in Richmond, has resurfaced. In it, he criticized desegregation busing, welfare measures, and a proposal for instant voter registration.
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The multidisciplinary arts center in NYC, which laid off 28 full-time workers, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the range of $2-5 million.
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The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, which counts Pratt and RISD among its members, has signed on to an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against ICE.
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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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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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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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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.