Also, Philly activists plan a protest at the Penn Museum to demand the repatriation of the stolen skulls of enslaved people, and more.
Tag: Week in Review
Week in Review: Leon Black to Cede Role as MoMA Chair; 5Pointz Site Whitewashed
Also, LA displaced unhoused community members from Echo Park, leaving behind a community art-led garden, and more.
Week in Review: Columbia Students File Class-action Lawsuit; LA Museums Can Now Reopen
Also, over 600 part-time faculty at the New School in New York City have signed a petition denouncing “skyrocketing healthcare costs,” and more.
Week in Review: Artist’s TIME Cover Denounces Anti-Asian Hate Crimes; NFTs Stolen by Hackers
Also, artists withdrew from an MCA Chicago exhibition in solidarity with laid-off workers, and more.
Week in Review: The Environmental Footprint of NFT Art; $470M for Cultural Funding in Stimulus Package
Also, activists painted a mural of the names of femicide victims outside of Mexico’s presidential palace, and more.
Week in Review: Judy Chicago Desert X Artwork on Hold; Over 160 Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020
Also, California studies showed that the state lost over 175,000 creative jobs in 2020, and more.
Week in Review: Australian Arts Orgs Impacted by Facebook Ban; NYC Loses 66% of Creative Jobs in 2020
Also, German researchers say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than any other indoor activity, and more.
Week in Review: Indianapolis Museum Director Resigns Amid Controversy; Guggenheim Signs Union Contract
Also, Turkey filed an unprecedented lawsuit to dissolve an arts organization founded by jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala, and more.
Week in Review: US Urges Release of Jailed Turkish Philanthropist; Sculptor Paves Way in Prosthetics for Darker Skin
Also, a bipartisan group of US Senators introduced a resolution in solidarity with Cuban artists, and more.
Week in Review: 150+ Artists Urge MoMA to Remove Leon Black From Board; Turkish Students Jailed for LGBTQ Poster
Also, a zoning board in upstate New York ruled that a Nick Cave artwork is protected by the First Amendment after months of dispute, and more.
Week in Review: Gallery Graffitied With QAnon Conspiracies; MCA Chicago Lays off 11% of Staff
Also, MoMA Chairman Leon Black stepped down as CEO of his equity firm following a review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but remains on the museum board.
Week in Review: Internet Reacts to Joe Biden’s Inauguration; Comic Auctions Break Records
Also, the city of Chicago has promised $2.5 million in grants to local arts organizations, and more.