> ## 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: The Environmental Footprint of NFT Art; $470M for Cultural Funding in Stimulus Package - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/week-in-review-the-environmental-footprint-of-nft-art-470m-for-cultural-funding-in-stimulus-package/ - Published: 2021-03-14T21:06:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:38:36.000Z - Description: Also, activists painted a mural of the names of femicide victims outside of Mexico's presidential palace, and more. - Author: Jasmine Weber - Tags: News, Week in Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1) *Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.* [*Subscribe*](https://newsletters.hyperallergic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter*. ## United States Politics The recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus, called the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, includes[ $470 million for arts and culture relief](https://hyperallergic.com/american-rescue-plan-2021-nea-neh/), including $135 million to both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The US Capitol curators have requested $25,000 in emergency conservation funding [to repair art damaged when pro-Trump rioters stormed the government building](https://hyperallergic.com/capitol-curators-estimate-25k-damage-to-art/) on January 6. ## Restitution and Repatriation The looted status of a Nepali stele in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection has been well documented since the 1980s. However, it wasn't until this year that the FBI and DMA [collaborated to repatriate the religious artifact](https://hyperallergic.com/return-of-looted-nepal-statue-dallas-museum/). The restitution was catalyzed by a tweet calling attention to its questionable provenance by art crime professor and Hyperallergic contributor Erin Thompson. A work by Egon Schiele, belonging to the artist's dentist, will be returning to his heirs at the suggestion of [Germany's advisory commission on Nazi-looted art](https://hyperallergic.com/nazi-looted-watercolor-by-egon-schiele-given-to-his-dentist-as-payment-will-be-returned-to-heirs/). The body also recommended the return of a painting by Erich Heckel to the heirs of Jewish journalist Max Fischer. ## Artists Advocating for Cultural Reform The artist-activist collective Godzilla [withdrew from a retrospective at the Museum of Chinese in America](https://hyperallergic.com/godzilla-withdraws-from-museum-of-chinese-in-america-retrospective/), slated for May, citing the New York museum's "complicity" in the city's plan to build four new jails. Ahead of a massive march for International Women's Day, activists [painted the names of femicide victims](https://hyperallergic.com/mexican-activists-international-womens-day-femicide-mural/) outside of Mexico's presidential palace. The makeshift mural also included messages like "Trans women are part of my struggle" and "Legal abortion now." ## In Other News Non-fungible tokens, the latest crypto-art frenzy in the cultural sector, exist on the energy costly Ethereum blockchain, which utilizes high-power processing machines that emit CO2\. As market [demand for NFT art increases](https://hyperallergic.com/as-nft-sells-for-69m-artists-question-environmental-impact-of-blockchain/), recently peaking with the recent sale of a Beeple NFT for $69 million, so do questions about the carbon footprint of NFTs. Archaeologists discovered a [one-of-a-kind chariot near Pompeii](https://hyperallergic.com/ornate-chariot-mount-vesuvius-pompeii/), preserved in ash from Mount Vesuvius. The ornate chariot includes elaborate scenes on rear medallions that refer to Eros, leading researchers to theorize that it could have been used for marriage rituals or processionals. ## Awards & Accolades **Chloë Bass** was named the **Brooklyn Public Library**’s Katowitz Radin Artist in Residence for 2021. **Lower Manhattan Cultural Council** awarded $1.3 million to 284 artists and organizations. | [LMCC](https://lmcc.net/lmcc-awards-1-3-million-to-284-artists-and-arts-organizations/?ref=hyperallergic.com) See the captivating shortlisted and finalist images from the [**2021 Sony World Photography Awards**](https://hyperallergic.com/sony-world-photography-awards-2021/). Series by photographers **Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman,** and **Anna Boyiazis** were selected for the second **Leica Women Foto Project** award, announced on International Women’s Day. See their projects [here](https://hyperallergic.com/leica-women-foto-project-award/). ## Transitions **Kader Attia** was named curator of the 12th **Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art**. **Garrett Bradley** is now represented by **Lisson Gallery**. **Adam Broomberg** is now represented by **signs and symbols.** **Lauren Haynes** was named senior curator at **Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art**. | [CultureType](https://www.culturetype.com/2021/03/11/lauren-haynes-named-senior-curator-at-duke-universitys-nasher-museum-of-art/?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Nancy Holt** is now represented by **Sprüth Magers**. **Marcus Margerum** was appointed deputy director and chief business officer of the **Contemporary Arts Center** in Cincinnati. ## In Memoriam Wilhelmina "Billie" Cole Holladay (1922–2021), founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts | [*Georgetowner*](https://georgetowner.com/articles/2021/03/08/wilhemina-cole-holladay-founder-of-the-national-museum-of-women-in-the-arts-dies-at-98/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Barbara Ess (1944–2021), avant-garde musician and photographer | [*New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/arts/barbara-ess-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) Charles Hill (1947–2021), detective who discovered Edvard Munch's "The Scream" after it was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo | [*Texarkana Gazette*](https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2021/mar/10/charles-hill-detective-who-found-scream-dies/863071/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Norton Juster (1929–2021), architect and author of children's classic *The Phantom Tollbooth* | [*Guardian*](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/11/norton-juster-obituary?ref=hyperallergic.com) Ralph Peterson Jr. (1962–2021), bandleader, jazz drummer, professor | [*Boston Globe*](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/09/metro/ralph-peterson-jazz-drummer-who-inspired-berklee-students-professor-dies-58/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Aaron Rose (1936–2021), photographer, filmmaker, and writer | [*New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/aaron-rose-photographer-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)