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Bill That Would Facilitate Removal of Confederate Monuments Defeated in Virginia Senate
The now-scrapped bill would have removed procedural hurdles that local governments in Virginia still face in removing the statues.
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See the World From Above in Award-winning Drone Photographs
From images of cities emptied by the COVID-19 pandemic to massive schools of salmon, see the prize-winning photographs from the 2020 Drone Photo Awards.
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Mellon Foundation Will Distribute $250M to Reimagine US Public Monuments
The Monuments Project will fund the development of more inclusive monuments, memorials, or historic storytelling spaces.
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Baltimore Museum Will Sell Major Warhol as Part of Equity Initiative
The BMA plans to sell three works by Brice Marden, Clyfford Still, and Andy Warhol. It will funnel $10 million of the proceeds into a fund to acquire works by women and artists of color.
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Archeologist Raises Alarms Over Azerbaijan’s Shelling of an Ancient City
An archeological site that was founded in the 1st-century BCE is threatened by the outbreak of violence by Azerbaijan against the Armenian region.
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Two Years After His Murder, Jamal Khashoggi Images Projected Onto DC Buildings
Images of the murdered journalist and other political prisoners were projected onto the Saudi Embassy, Trump International Hotel, Washington Post headquarters, and more.
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Activists Stand Trial for Protest in French Museum Over Plundered Artifacts
Members of a Pan-African group stood trial in Paris on charges of attempted theft for an action staged at the city’s Quai Branly Museum.
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Week in Review: Whitney Biennial Postponed to 2022; Guggenheim Union Protests at Reopening
Also, London’s Royal Academy of Arts is considering selling a Michelangelo relief to protect 150 jobs, and more.
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After Years of Debate Over Colonial Ties, Witte de With Center Changes Its Name
The name Kunstinstituut Melly was chosen through an extensive renaming process, which began in 2018. The new name will come into effect on January 27, 2021.
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Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Culture Orgs
Seven small and mid-sized museums will receive $50,000 emergency relief grants, and six additional organizations will get awards between $60,000 and $500,000 for equity and access initiatives.
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Museum of Chinese in America Should Reject “Jail Money,” Says Artist-Activist Group
The letter, penned by Chinatown Art Brigade, condemns the “actions of MOCA leadership to sell out to mass incarceration in exchange for financial gain.”
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London’s Royal Academy Considers Selling Michelangelo Relief to Save 150 Jobs
Considered to be a national treasure, the “Taddei Tondo” could protect about 40% of Royal Academy workers from job loss.