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Week in Review: Museums and Galleries Receive Millions in PPP Loans; ICE Regulation Targets Students
Also, Korean-American artist Kate Bae was attacked in Manhattan’s Bryant Park, and more.
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Korean-American Artist Attacked in Manhattan
"People yell at me 'go back to China' or 'hey, coronavirus.' I face these attacks at least twice a week on my way to work," says Korean-American artist Kate Bae, who was physically assaulted near Bryant Park.
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After Citywide Debate About a Nazi Symbol, Police Officer Agrees to Alter Tattoo
| Nat Small, a police officer in Washington who was scrutinized for his tattoo associated with the Nazi SS corps, announced he will alter the tattoo to remove the double lighting bolt symbol. For over a month, local residents of Walla Walla held rallies and sent hundreds of letters and emails to the
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Will TikTok Be Banned in the US?
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo says the proposed ban is an effort to "deny the Chinese communist party access to private information that belongs to Americans."
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Brooklyn Museum Lays Off 29 Workers; New Museum Lays Off 18
Both museums received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the millions.
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MOCAD Director Placed on Leave After Former Employees Pen Letter Citing “Toxic Work Environment”
Over 70 former employees penned a letter denouncing director Elysia Borowy-Reeder’s leadership. Their claims are bolstered by several letters of resignation and complaint from current and former staff members.
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Samaria Rice, Mother of Tamir Rice, Speaks Out About Art Depicting Her Son After Canceled Exhibition in Cleveland
After a Shaun Leonardo exhibition at moCa Cleveland was canceled, the museum issued an apology for its decision-making process. Activists and art workers in the Cleveland community, including Rice, have come forward as critics.
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Tens of Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans Went to NYC Museums, Art Galleries, and Orgs
David Zwirner, Pace, and Gagosian galleries each received over $2 million in PPP funding, and the Whitney and the Guggenheim Museum each received a loan between $5 and 10 million.
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ICE Announced International Students Must Leave the US if Their School Is Exclusively Online
New regulations from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hugely impact art schools.
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#DefundHate: Artists Create Skytyped Messages Denouncing the Immigrant Detention Crisis
Artists Cassils and rafa esparza organized In Plain Sight, enlisting planes to spell out urgent calls to action above over 80 detention facilities and other sites on July 3 and 4.
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Queens Museum Hosts Food Pantry to Help NYC Borough at Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis
Every Wednesday since June 17, the Queens Museum has hosted a food pantry designed to serve 1,000 families weekly, distributing a week’s worth of fresh and nonperishable food items.
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In Rochester, Frederick Douglass Monument Torn Down and Found in River
The city, where Douglass made his famous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech in 1852, has 13 statues of the abolitionist.