After facing backlash for its plan to de-accession major works, the BMA will consult with community members to reinvent its role.
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Tschabalala Self’s Sensual Stories of Race, Sex, and Power
From one project to the next, Self reinvents herself and reimagines how to portray the human body.
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Baltimore Museum of Art’s Exhibition on New Contemporary Acquisitions Highlights Collection Diversification
Works by Firelei Báez, Theresa Chromati, Thornton Dial, Virginia Jaramillo, Laura Ortman, Betye Saar, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, and more are on view at the BMA.
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Baltimore Museum Showcases Work by Underrepresented Artists, Funded by 2018 Deaccessioning
The museum has used the funds from the $16.1 million sale of works by artists including Warhol and Rauschenberg to acquire 125 works by underrepresented artists and artist collectives.
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Archaeologists Locate Site of Harriet Tubman’s Family Home
A small coin dated 1808 led archaeologists to identify the area as the former site of the plantation where Tubman lived before escaping enslavement in 1849.
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After Canceling Controversial Deaccessioning, Baltimore Museum Receives Over $1M for Equity Initiatives
The museum previously planned to fund the programs using proceeds from deaccessioned artworks, a proposal that drew sharp criticism from many in the arts community.
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The Baltimore Museum of Art Concludes a Year of Collecting Work by Only Women Artists
The museum announced 33 recent acquisitions by artists including Laura Aguilar, Loïs Mailou Jones, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
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Apply for an MFA in Intermedia and Digital Art at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The university’s IMDA program facilitates students’ engagement with emerging artistic practices to address conceptual and social challenges.
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Baltimore Museum Halts Art Sale Amid Escalating Controversy
The decision comes only hours before the Sotheby’s contemporary art auction this evening in which two of the works were slated to go under the hammer.
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Artists Adam Pendleton and Amy Sherald Resign From Baltimore Museum Board Amid Controversy
Pendleton and Sherald join two honorary trustees who have also stepped down from the board, though the artists did not state their objections to a contentious deaccession.
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Responding to Backlash, Baltimore Museum Board Chair Defends Deaccessioning
In a public letter yesterday and in an interview with Hyperallergic, Clair Zamoiski Segal, chair of the board of trustees, addressed criticism of the BMA’s decision to sell three paintings from its collection.
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Open Letter Increases Pressure on Baltimore Museum of Art to Cancel Sale of Artworks
Art historian Michael Fried and former BMA director Arnold Lehman signed an open letter sent to the state of Maryland last week, and a former board member has written to the museum’s board.