> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Week in Review: $650M LACMA Redesign Approved, #DontMuteDC Embraces Go-Go Music - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/week-in-review-650m-lacma-redesign-approved-by-city-supervisors-dontmutedc/ - Published: 2019-04-12T11:00:43.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:40.000Z - Description: Also, the Jewish Museum in Berlin will no longer accept money from the Sacklers, Saatchi Gallery is now a nonprofit, and more. - Author: Jasmine Weber - Tags: News, Week in Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/lacma-redesign-3.jpg) Architect Peter Zumthor’s current concept for the LACMA redesign (image courtesy Building LACMA) *Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.* [*Subscribe*](https://hyperallergic.com/newsletter?utm%5Fsource=page&utm%5Fcampaign=artmovements) *to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter.* A controversial plan to redesign (and downsize) the **Los Angeles County Museum of Art** passed with unanimous approval from the Board of Supervisors for LA County. They will release $117.5 million in taxpayer funding for its construction, which is estimated to cost $650 million. \[[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/arts/design/lacma-design-peter-zumthor.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] Researchers believe a rediscovered, figurative painting thought to be by **Kazimir** **Malevich**, called “The portrait of Elizaveta Yakovleva,” was actually made by one of the avant-garde artist’s students, Maria Dzhagupova. Dzhagupova also designed the geometric, suprematist bag Yakovleva carries in the painting. According to the Guardian, the artwork was particularly lauded in an exhibition at the Tate Modern dedicated to the Russian painter. \[[Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/07/kazimir-malevich-lost-masterpiece-painted-by-pupil?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] > You can take the block but you can’t take the culture. The culture is ours and it’s here to stay [#DontMuteDC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DontMuteDC?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/EbOOOPY87J](https://t.co/EbOOOPY87J?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Rare Cartier (@Biggscooley) [April 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/Biggscooley/status/1115776210641084416?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) **Washington, DC** natives and **go-go music** fanatics gathered by the hundreds this week to celebrate the legacy of the genre and protect its presence in the city. The owner of a local Metro PCS, Donald Campbell, has been playing go-go music outside of his storefront in Shaw for 24 years. But recently, after a resident of a nearby luxury condo threatened a lawsuit, T-Mobile asked Mr. Shaw to move the music indoors — a move that confused and disappointed locals who had grown to love hearing the music on the street corner since 1995, with many referring to the store as a local landmark. Shaw told the DCist, “Every day all day, people think we’re closed. People have been complaining, asking what’s going on,” Shaw told the DCist. “Generations of Howard students, generations of people know that I play music every single day.” Most saw the demand as a signal of a changing neighborhood in the face of gentrification. Thousands of people started using the hashtag #**DontMuteDC** in support, while a [Change.org](https://b.andpizza.com/dontmutedc?ref=hyperallergic.com) petition defending the music garnered 70,000 signatures. Hundreds (including famed DC musicians like Wale) turned out in the streets for a public protest and celebratory concert, blasting go-go from their speakers. After their efforts and proud embrace of the DC genre, T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweeted, “the music should NOT stop in D.C.! \[…\] the music will go on and our dealer will work with the neighbors to compromise volume.” \[[DCist](https://dcist.com/story/19/04/08/shaws-metro-pcs-store-has-been-forced-to-turn-off-its-go-go-music-owner-says/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] The **Jewish Museum in Berlin**, which received funding from the **Sacklers** in 2002, will no longer accept funds from the family. They join Tate and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, among others, in their public stance against Sackler money. \[[*TAN*](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/jewish-museum-berlin-says-it-would-no-longer-accept-sackler-family-donations?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/terracotta_pmorgan.jpg) Terracotta warriors (image via Wikimedia Commons) The federal case against a man who broke off the thumb of a $4.5 million **terracotta** **warrior** at a Philadelphia museum has concluded with a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The vandalization occurred after Michael Rohana had a bit too much to drink at an ugly sweater party held at the Franklin Institute in December 2017, when he ended up in a closed-off exhibit of 10 Chinese terracotta warrior statues. He was charged with the theft and concealment of an item of cultural heritage. However, his lawyer says, his act of “youthful vandalism” was persecuted too harshly: “These charges were made for art thieves — think like *Ocean’s* *Eleven* or *Mission: Impossible*.” Federal prosecutors will decide if they will seek a retrial by May 15. London’s popular **Saatchi** **Gallery** is now operating as a non-profit following a substantial decline in visitors. In 2017 the gallery, owned by prominent art collector Charles Saatchi, welcomed more than 1.8 million people in 2017, but declined to 1.2 million in 2018\. \[[*NYT*](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/arts/design/saachi-gallery-charity.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] The state governor of **Sao** **Paulo**, João Doria, announced a contingency plan that would reduce the culture ministry’s annual budget by 23%. In a recent video, Doria said: “Nothing will be closed and nothing will be stopped. We have not yet announced which programmes will be impacted because we are doing it calmly and with good planning.” However, museums in the region, like the Pinacoteca, have spoken up about their fears that the reduction will have a major impact on public programs, admission prices, and temporary exhibitions. Doria, a millionaire, appeared on the Brazilian version of *The Apprentice* before he took office in January 2019\. \[[*TAN*](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/sao-paulo-new-millionaire-governor-joao-doria-proposes-massive-cuts-to-cultural-budget?ref=hyperallergic.com)\] ## Transactions ![Claes Oldenburg, "Notebook Page: Shoestring Potatoes, Ketchup Bottle and Coke Glass, New York," ballpoint pen and clipping, 8 x 5 13/16 inches on sheet 11 x 8 1/2 inches (photo courtesy the Oldenburg van Bruggen Studio, Copyright 1965 Claes Oldenburg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/04/oldenberg-1460.jpg) Claes Oldenburg, “Notebook Page: Shoestring Potatoes, Ketchup Bottle and Coke Glass, New York,” ballpoint pen and clipping, 8 x 5 13/16 inches on sheet 11 x 8 1/2 inches (photo courtesy the Oldenburg van Bruggen Studio, Copyright 1965 Claes Oldenburg) **The Getty Research Institute** has acquired the complete archives of **Claes Oldenburg** and **Coosje van Bruggen**. The collection includes works from every period of Oldeberg’s career, with over 2,000 sketches and collages, 450 diaries and notebooks, collections of correspondence, photography, poetry, audiovisual material, plans and templates related to projects, loose writings, and more. The archives also feature collaborative works between Oldenburg and van Bruggen, such as large-scale projects and sculptures. \[via email announcement\] *This and other notable sales and acquisitions are chronicled in our* [*latest Transactions story.*](https://hyperallergic.com/getty-acquires-oldenburg-and-van-bruggen-archive-and-ancient-figurines-returned-to-mexico/) ## More News from This Week - [In Milan, Feminists Protest a Public Sculpture that Supposedly Stands for Women’s Empowerment](https://hyperallergic.com/in-milan-feminists-protest-a-public-sculpture-that-supposedly-stands-for-womens-empowerment/) - [The First-Ever Image of a Black Hole Gets the Meme Treatment](https://hyperallergic.com/the-first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole-gets-the-meme-treatment/) - [Artist Coco Fusco Denied Entry Into Cuba Ahead of Havana Biennial](https://hyperallergic.com/coco-fusco-denied-entry-into-cuba/) - [The Gun that May Have Killed Vincent van Gogh Will Go to Auction](https://hyperallergic.com/the-gun-that-may-have-killed-vincent-van-gogh-will-go-to-auction/) - [John Oliver’s Mike Pence Parody Among Top Banned Books of 2018](https://hyperallergic.com/john-olivers-mike-pence-parody-among-top-banned-books-of-2018/) - [Architects Want to Build a Park on Top of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway](https://hyperallergic.com/architects-want-to-build-a-park-on-top-of-the-brooklyn-queens-expressway/) - [Felix Gonzalez-Torres Billboard Returns to New York for 50th Anniversary of Stonewall](https://hyperallergic.com/felix-gonzalez-torres-billboard-returns-to-new-york-for-50th-anniversary-of-stonewall/) - [Artist Embroiled in Controversy for Depicting an Independent Taiwan in a Public Sculpture](https://hyperallergic.com/artist-embroiled-in-controversy-for-depicting-an-independent-taiwan-in-a-public-sculpture/) - [Artists and Drug Policy Activists Protest FDA’s Role in Opioid Crisis](https://hyperallergic.com/artists-and-drug-policy-activists-protest-fdas-role-in-opioid-crisis/) - [Oklahoma Judge Strikes Down Law Restricting the Definition of Native Art](https://hyperallergic.com/oklahoma-judge-strikes-down-law-restricting-the-definition-of-native-art/) - [New Report Outlines the Threats to Artistic Freedom in 2018](https://hyperallergic.com/freemuse-the-state-of-artistic-freedom-2019-whose-narratives-count/) - [Archaeologists Discovered an Ancient “Fast Food” Counter in Pompeii](https://hyperallergic.com/archaeologists-discovered-an-ancient-fast-food-counter-in-pompeii/) - [“The Institution Should Not Be Safe As Long As We Are Not Safe”: A Third Week of Protests at the Whitney](https://hyperallergic.com/the-institution-should-not-be-safe-as-long-as-we-are-not-safe-a-third-week-of-protests-at-the-whitney/) - [Over 120 Prominent Scholars and Critics Demand Removal of Whitney Museum Vice-Chair](https://hyperallergic.com/over-120-prominent-scholars-and-critics-demand-removal-of-whitney-vice-chair/) - [A University Sparks Controversy by Removing Evidence of Blackface](https://hyperallergic.com/a-university-sparks-controversy-by-removing-evidence-of-blackface/)