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# Week in Review: Artist Shot by Militia Over Statue; Confederate Portraits Removed From Capitol
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/week-in-review-9/
- Published: 2020-06-19T11:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:38:55.000Z
- Description: Also, a documentarian altered a historical painting to illustrate that most signatories of the Declaration of Independence were enslavers, and more.
- Author: Cassie Packard
- Tags: News, Week in Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2)

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*Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.* [*Subscribe*](https://hyperallergic.com/newsletters?utm%5Fsource=page&utm%5Fcampaign=artmovements) *to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter.*

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the paintings of four House speakers who served in the Confederacy to be [removed from the Capitol building](https://hyperallergic.com/confederate-house-speakers-capitol-nancy-pelosi/).

Documentarian Arlen Parsa [altered John Trumbull’s famous work](https://hyperallergic.com/historical-painting-is-altered-to-show-most-declaration-of-independence-signatories-were-enslavers/), “Declaration of Independence,” to show that most signatories of the Declaration of Independence were enslavers. He marked the faces of every man that controlled enslaved people with a red dot.

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[A man was shot](https://hyperallergic.com/albuquerque-museum-new-mexico-demonstration/) outside of the Albuquerque Museum as members of a right-wing militia infiltrated an attempt to remove a statue of New Mexico’s colonial governor, Juan de Oñate.

The University of California and campuses, including Berkeley, [failed to comply with laws for returning Native American human remains and artifacts](https://hyperallergic.com/uc-berkeley-hearst-museum-repatriation-nagpra/), according to a new California auditor report.

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In New York City, thousands are[ calling for the removal of Christopher Columbus statues](https://hyperallergic.com/new-york-christopher-columbus-statues/), which can be found in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

A little-known Christopher Columbus statue in Miami, which was [sculpted by Mussolini’s bodyguard](https://hyperallergic.com/columbus-statue-mussolini-bodyguard/), was doused in red paint by activists.

Mississippi leaders [urge the redesign of the state flag](https://hyperallergic.com/mississippi-confederate-flag-state-flag/) to remove the Confederate battle flag. “In Mississippi, the state flag is the most visible symbol of white supremacy,” said a group of local leaders calling for its replacement.

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The Gee’s Bend Resource Center will [serve one of the most under-resourced communities in Alabama](https://hyperallergic.com/a-new-resource-center-opens-in-gees-bend-home-to-famous-quiltmakers/), providing free internet, and assistance with voter registration and census participation.

An open letter [criticizes the Palm Springs Art Museum](https://hyperallergic.com/open-letter-criticizes-palm-springs-art-museum-for-neutral-george-floyd-response/) for staying silent for 10 days and for then offering a “message of neutrality using the artwork of Alison Saar, whose work is far from neutral.”

An [infamous buried treasure](https://hyperallergic.com/forrest-fenn-treasure-discovered-rocky-mountains/) was discovered in the Rocky Mountains.

## Transactions

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Arte Povera artist Giuseppe Penone [made substantial donations of his work to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Centre Pompidou](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/giuseppe-penone-presents-two-big-gifts-of-drawings-to-philadelphia-museum-of-art-and-centre-pompidou?ref=hyperallergic.com) in Paris. Comprising 309 works on paper and five artists’ books, the gift to the Philadelphia Museum includes pieces related to Penone’s *Maritime Alps* (1968–78) and *Ideas of Stone* (2003–) series. The Pompidou received around 350 works on paper, including drawings connected to *Working Project on Trees* (1968) and *Mirrored Contact Lenses* (1970).

The FBI has [arrested 33-year-old contemporary art dealer Inigo Philbrick](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/arts/inigo-philbrick-arrested-art-dealer.html?ref=hyperallergic.com), who faces charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Philbrick, who operated out of London and Miami, allegedly swindled collectors and investors out of more than $20 million between 2016 and 2019, making more than a few enemies in the process (Fine Art Partners, Satfinance, Guzzini Properties, and Athena Art Finance, to name some high-profile examples). The arrest occurred in Vanuatu, a small island in the South Pacific.

Sotheby’s is [implementing an “Overhead Premium,”](https://twitter.com/artdetective/status/1271388820974587904?ref=hyperallergic.com) which will go into effect in August. 1% of the hammer price will be tacked onto the sale price, on top of the auction house’s standard buyer’s premiums — which typically range from 13.9% to 25% — and local taxes. Over the past few years, [Sotheby’s](https://en.thevalue.com/articles/sothebys-buyers-premium-update-2019?ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Christie’s](https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-raises-buyers-premium-1454116?ref=hyperallergic.com) have regularly increased their buyer’s premiums.

## This Week in the Art World

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**Evan Ifekoya** is withdrawing from their role at **Goldsmiths, University of London**. | [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-sole-permanently-employed-black-staffer-goldsmiths-universitys-art-department-withdrawing-protest?ref=hyperallergic.com)

The **Field Foundation** announced its **2020 Leaders for a New Chicago**, which include **Elijah McKinnon** and **Faheem Majeed**. | [*Chicago Tribune*](https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-field-foundation-leaders-awardees-20200616-20200616-u2iqjr36xree7ne2lqopw27rvu-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3ACPFneeTxtxQRqPIGFsZPHUEBPFPWzZLVIO7XGkeeVPAiCCIOpdLcql0&ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Pace Gallery** announced representation of **Sonia Gomes**. | Via email announcement

**Stephen Brooks** is leaving his position as **Christie’s** Deputy CEO. | [Art Market Monitor](https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2020/06/12/deputy-chief-executive-officer-stephen-brooks-to-depart-christies-in-august/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Almine Rech** now represents **Kenny Scharf**. | [artdaily](https://artdaily.com/news/124630/Almine-Rech-now-represents-Kenny-Scharf?ref=hyperallergic.com#.Xuvhu55Kjlw)

The **Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award** went to **Ronald K. Brown**. | [*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/ronald-k-brown-receives-25-000-jacob-s-pillow-dance-award-83263?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Luhring Augustine** announced the representation of **Salman Toor**. | [News Break](https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/new-york/news/0PLReCP4/rising-star-salman-toor-joins-luhring-augustine-ahead-of-whitney-museum-show?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Jessica May** is leaving her position at the **Portland Museum of Art**. | Via email announcement

**Washington University in St. Louis** has appointed **Lisa Bulawsky** as the new chair of the Visual Art MFA program. | [Washington University in St. Louis: The Source](https://source.wustl.edu/2020/06/bulawsky-to-chair-mfa-in-visual-art-program/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Mary Bauermeister** was awarded Germany’s **Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit**. | Via email announcement

**Francis Alÿs** will represent Belgium in the **2022** **Venice Biennale**. | [*ARTnews*](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/francis-alys-venice-biennale-2022-1202691215/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

The **Cooper Union School of Art** awarded **Natalie Ball** the **2020 Ida Applebroog Grant**. | Via email announcement

**Sarah Rapson** joined the roster of **Modern Art** in London. | [*ARTnews*](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/breaking-art-industry-news-june-2020-week-3-1202691247/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Leelee Chan** is the winner of the **BMW Art Journey Award**. | [*Artforum*](https://www.artforum.com/news/leelee-chan-named-next-bmw-art-journey-award-winner-83271?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Ed** and **Nancy Kienholz** have joined the roster at **Galerie Templon**. | Via email announcement

## In Memoriam

**Sally Banes** (1950–2020), dance historian and critic |[*Dance Magazine*](https://www.dancemagazine.com/sally-banes-2646190826.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Ralph Caplan** (1925–2020), design critic and editor | [*The Architect’s Newspaper*](https://archpaper.com/2020/06/ralph-caplan-dies/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**James Harvey** (1929–2020), playwright, critic, and writer | [*The New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/movies/james-harvey-film-author-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Wayne Ngan** (1937–2020), Chinese-Canadian ceramicist, sculptor, and painter | [Nathalie Karg Gallery](https://nathaliekarg.com/wayne-ngan-1937-2020/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Murray Olderman** (1922–2020), sportswriter and cartoonist | [Multiversity Comics](http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/murray-olderman-obit/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Roland Ollie** (1951–2020), museum patron and collector of African-American art | [Culture Type](https://www.culturetype.com/2020/06/11/ronald-ollie-69-a-major-collector-of-african-american-abstract-art-who-gifted-81-works-to-saint-louis-art-museum-has-died/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Luther Price** (1962–2020), experimental filmmaker | [*ARTnews*](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/luther-price-dead-1202691475/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

**Ronald Tackmann** (1953–2020), incarcerated self-taught artist | [*The New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/nyregion/ronald-tackmann-escape-artist-better-at-art-than-escaping-dies-at-66.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)