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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.
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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.
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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.
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After Controversial Installation of Migrant Ship at Venice Biennale, Artist Fails to Return Boat to Italy
After being criticized for failing to recognize the migrants who died when the ship crashed, Büchel is making headlines again as he is accused of failing to return the ship to its legal owner, the town of Augusta in Sicily.
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Architects Ask MoMA to Remove Philip Johnson’s Name, Citing Racist Legacy
The Johnson Study Group, a group of artists and architects, says that Johnson’s “widely documented white supremacist views make him an inappropriate namesake.”
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Can Museums Use Their Endowments to Support the Greater Good?
A report released by Upstart Co-Lab outlines how institutions can align their investments with their missions.
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Utah Monolith Copycat Appeared in Romania, but Just as Quickly Disappeared
Also, Reddit sleuths have created a new theory connecting the steel sculptures in Romania and Utah.
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Massive Protests Sparked by Proposed Ban on Publishing Photographs of French Police
The now discarded bill follows condemnation by the French government of hacker-artist Paolo Cirio, who featured the profiles of police officers in an exhibition to raise awareness about the threat of facial recognition technology.
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As Brazil Grapples With Police Brutality, #BlackLivesMatter Murals Emerge in São Paulo
More than 30 people helped create the first mural outside of the São Paulo Museum of Art the day after the death of João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a Black man murdered by police.
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Mystery Monolith has Disappeared From Utah Desert Overnight
The monolith has since been replaced with a new abstract sculpture, creating the shape of an arrow to mark the sculpture’s former location.
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Cuban Security Forces Raid Artist-activist Headquarters
Members of the San Isidro Movement had been trapped inside the apartment for over a week, surrounded by Cuban state security, after staging a peaceful demonstration.