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Guggenheim Employees Call for Removal of Three Top Executives
In a letter sent today, the group A Better Guggenheim lists allegations of sexism, racism, classism, and abuse against Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Duggal, and Nancy Spector.
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Brooklyn Community Rallies After Collective Alleges Landlord Harassment
Tenants of the 40-year-old collective of artists and organizers in Fort Greene say that the building’s owner and her family have used tactics of “surveillance, intimidation, and harassment” to force them out of the building.
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Less Than a Quarter of Public Statues in the UK Honor Women, Study Says
Public statues of women in the country just barely outnumber those of men named John, a new study has found.
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Faculty Declare “No Confidence” in Senior Leadership at Maryland Institute College of Art
Citing “deeply systemic issues,” MICA faculty have withdrawn their support of the school’s president, provost, and other senior administrators.
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Guerrilla Girls and Julie Mehretu Among 60+ Artists Helping You “Plan Your Vote”
Vote.org believes a “strong visual vocabulary” can help increase voter turnout. Its latest project offers resources to help you request an absentee ballot, register to vote, and more.
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37% of Major Galleries Cut Staff During the Pandemic
A new survey by Art Basel and UBS that looks at the pandemic’s impact on galleries found sizable staff cuts, including at galleries with net profits of $10 million or more.
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In Protest of School's Actions During Black Lives Matter Demonstrations, Students Boycott Annual Show
At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, more than a dozen students are sitting out their final show and presenting their work at alternative, artist-run spaces instead.
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Would You Walk on the World's Longest Glass Bridge?
The structure, which stretches 1,725 feet across the Lianjiang River in Guangdong Province, has broken a Guinness World Record.
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Week in Review: Biden and Harris’s Stance on the Arts; Met Museum’s First Curator of Native American Art
Also, the Everson Museum of Art will sell its prized Jackson Pollock to buy works by underrepresented artists, and more.
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Feminists Take Over Federal Building in Mexico City and Use Painting as a Weapon
In protest of femicide, the artists painted over portraits of all-male historical figures hanging in the National Human Rights Commission.
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Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Faculty Union
“We trust our faculty as thoughtful scholars and creatives, and I support the faculty’s ability to do thorough research and make a quality decision about what they want for their future,” said David Yager, President and CEO of UArts.
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A Museum Sells a Prized Pollock to Acquire Art by Underrepresented Artists
The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York will sell the 1946 painting through Christie’s; it is estimated to garner between $12 and 18 million.