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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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Unpaid Mexican Cultural Workers Reproach Museums With Biting Memes
Employees of Mexico’s public museums and theaters are striking to protest lack of wages, and remixing famous portraits to denounce the ongoing exploitation of cultural labor.
News
Tate Will Cut 12% of Workforce, Eliminating 120 Full-time Jobs
Workers across all departments are being encouraged to accept voluntary redundancies, including offers for early retirement, reduced working hours, or a career break.
Opinion
One Nation Under a Groove: Why We Danced in the Streets
Public protests once filled the same streets now transformed into block parties. Photojournalists captured the impromptu gatherings and spontaneous joy that emerged in the distinct style of each city.
Announcement
Tyler’s Arts Management Track Nurtures Social and Cultural Leaders
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture’s new track prepares students to become innovators and leaders across a range of arts roles in commercial and nonprofit sectors.
News
A Historical Look at Costumes From Queen’s Gambit and The Crown
The Brooklyn Museum exhibition pairs costume designs from the popular Netflix shows with related objects from its collection.
Announcement
Black Cube, a Nomadic Art Museum, Releases Limited-edition Hardcover Monograph
The book surveys site-specific art projects produced by Black Cube in unusual places like abandoned bus terminals, gold mining towns, iconic modernist chapels, and even cars.
Announcement
Museum of the Moving Image Presents Five Highlights From Polish Film Festival Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Co-presented by MoMI and Polish Cultural Institute New York, the documentary series runs exclusively online, streaming nationwide from December 9 to 16.
Film
A Journey of Economic Precarity Across the West
Chloé Zhao's Nomadland mixes fiction and documentary elements to tell a story of a woman traveling from one job to the next.
Art
At British Museum, a Promising But Flawed Start to Grappling With Colonialism
“Empire and Collecting,” a new self-guided tour, reflects an attempt to help visitors understand the colonial origins of the collection.
Film
The Travails of Civic Governance Under Israeli Occupation
In the documentary Mayor, Musa Hadid tries to keep Ramallah, Palestine functioning as best he can.
Art
Black Artists Claim Their Birthright of Abstraction
The artists at False Flag Gallery demonstrate the through line between art of the African continent and modern abstraction.