News
Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Latin American Works, and Library of Congress Acquires Georgia O'Keeffe's Letters
Plus, Andy Warhol's work sells at auction, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden acquires 30 new works.
News
News
New York State Launches Opioid Lawsuit, Naming Sacklers and Purdue Pharma
The NY Attorney General filed the updated lawsuit, which calls the Sackler family’s art philanthropy a tactic to “whitewash their decades-long success in profiting at New Yorkers’ expense.”
News
Construction Workers Claim Kochi-Muziris Biennale Shorted Payment
A contracting company says it "has been left in a precarious financial situation" after the biennial declined to pay its full construction costs. The biennial says a government-approved valuer found "that the amounts demanded by the contractor are arbitrary."
News
Art Movements
Thomas J. Lax was appointed media and performance curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Anita Hill will receive the PEN Courage Award, and more.
News
Poland's Ministry of Culture Accused of Attempting to Control an Important Cultural Institution
Poland’s current rightwing Minister of Culture, Piotr Gliński, is accused of attempting to take control of the museum in an effort to curtail its programming and replace its director with a ministry-appointed one.
News
Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Pay $270 Million to Settle Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit [UPDATED]
The art philanthropist family, though not named in the lawsuit, will contribute $75 million to fund a new addiction treatment and research center at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.
News
Vienna Museum Cancels Palestine Event with South African Anti-Apartheid Leader
In response to the cancellation, Ronnie Kasrils wrote: “It’s disappointing then to find those rights now curtailed in Austria for wanting to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and sharing the South African experience and lessons with the Austrian people.”
News
Decolonize This Place Launches "Nine Weeks of Art and Action" with Protest at Whitney Museum
The activist organization, which demands the removal of Whitney vice chairman Warren Kanders from the board, gathered at the museum to protest alongside activists from the 30 groups that have come out to support its mission.
News
Guggenheim Museum "Does Not Plan to Accept Any Gifts" from the Sackler Family
The announcement follows a similar decision by Tate, announced yesterday, that the institution will no longer accept funds from the Sacklers, owners of Purdue Pharma.
News
Faced with Rising Tuition, CalArts Students Are Working to Raise Money
Student organizers closed out the annual CalArts REDCAT Gala by asking for contributions from deep-pocketed donors.
News
Week in Review: National Portrait Gallery Rejects $1.3M from Sacklers, Billionaire Forced to Sell Art Collection
Also, Sterling Ruby is launching a fashion line, Lee Ufan will open a foundation for minimalist art in France, and more.
News
UK Returns Babylonian Tablet to Iraq, V&A Buys Dalí Lamps
Also, George Michael's collection sells at auction, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts received a gift of 78 artworks, and more.