The museum has faced widespread criticism after announcing an exhibition primarily featuring artworks purchased from Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 benefit sales.
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NYC Museums and “Low Risk” Cultural Sites Can Reopen On August 24, Governor Says
Institutions will be allowed to welcome visitors at 25% capacity, and they must enforce face coverings, among other safety measures.
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Rubin Museum Invites the Public to Participate in The Lotus Effect, a Community-Built Installation
Learn to fold an origami lotus, inspire hope and transformation, and contribute your folded flower to an installation at the Rubin Museum of Art.
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Over 15,000 Workers Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed From 810 NYC Cultural Organizations
A report commissioned by the Department of Cultural Affairs describes a grim landscape for the city’s cultural sector amid COVID-19, with a notable difference in impact between large and small nonprofits.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Presents River To River 2020: Four Voices
This year’s LMCC annual festival offers New Yorkers free public works by four distinct artists, on view until August 30.
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Cultural Institutions Heed Calls to #OpenYourLobby to Black Lives Matter Protesters
This week, theaters across the nation began repurposing their spaces in support of protesters fighting anti-Black police violence. A few museums are joining. Will the rest of the art world step up?
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In Nate Lewis’s Hands, Portraits Become Palpable Landscapes
Here are Black bodies in motion which Lewis freezes in time to remake into patterns of overlapping leaves or the stars of shrunken constellations.
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A Major Korean Painter Begins to Get His Due
While postwar Korean artists are celebrated in the West, the strongest painters of the next generation remain under-known.
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The American Academy of Arts and Letters Presents the 2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, and works on paper by 28 artists. On view March 5–April 5.
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Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2020
Your useful guide to the fairs and exhibitions of interest this week.
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Americas Society Presents Feliciano Centurión: Abrigo, the Artist’s First Solo Exhibition in the US
The exhibition, curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, is on view through May 16, 2020. Admission is free.
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