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London's V&A Museum Finally Drops the Sackler Name
But a museum in Harvard is still named after a member of the disgraced family, notorious for its role in the opioid crisis.
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Artists Raise $85K for Relief in Flood-Stricken Pakistan
Works by over 70 artists of the pan-South Asian diaspora were up for auction to help Pakistan’s most vulnerable communities in a women- and queer-led initiative.
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The Fight to Save a Site-Specific Artwork in a Dumbo Luxury Condo
The board of 70 Washington Street in Brooklyn, which previously housed an artist residency, is weighing the replacement of Helen Brough’s “Emulated Flora” with generic photographs of Brooklyn landmarks.
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Orange County Museum of Art Reopens With Free Entry For the Next 10 Years
The museum opens to the public on October 8 with a 24-hour kickoff and a rebooted California Biennial.
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Canadian Museums Association Urges Repatriation of Indigenous Objects
The report estimates that 6.7 million Indigenous objects and human remains continue to be held in Canadian institutions, most of which do not have formal repatriation policies.
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Museums Can Use Deaccessioning Funds for Collection Care, AAMD Says
The Association of Art Museum Directors announced a shift in its longstanding policy, which restricted the use of funds from sales of art to new acquisitions only.
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Collector Who Says He Burned Frida Kahlo Work for NFT Under Investigation
Martín Mobarak may have broken Mexican law, but he burned the proof.
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"You Can't Eat Prestige": Brooklyn Museum Workers Demand Better Wages
Union members called for salary increases and pledged to hold the museum accountable to “its lip-service to social justice.”
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MoMA’s Cruel Offer to Unionized Workers During the Pandemic
The museum offered some workers the option to forgo pay raises in exchange for keeping their jobs, union members told Hyperallergic.
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Artists Worldwide Demand Freedom for Iranian Women
In the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of “morality police,” artists and filmmakers across the world are voicing their support for protesters in Iran.
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Lizzo Plays President James Madison’s Flute in Historic Moment
The 200-year-old instrument, housed in the Library of Congress, has not been played by anyone else until now.
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Documenta 15 Closes With Strong Attendance Despite Controversy
Though roiled by antisemitism allegations, 738,000 people attended, a modest 17% decline from the previous, pre-pandemic edition.