Art World Artist Ryder Ripps Sparked Outrage for Claiming He Designed the CIA’s ‘Terrible’ New Website. Turns Out, It Was All a Hoax The CIA says he had nothing to do with its site. The artist says everyone misunderstood the joke. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 7, 2021
Art and Law In a Win for UK Antiquities Dealers, Britain Will Abandon the EU’s Strict Regulations on Importing Cultural Heritage Now That It’s Finalized Brexit The regulations were conceived as a way to curb the illegal trafficking of cultural goods. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 6, 2021
Art World Artist Yinka Shonibare Will Sculpt a New Memorial in Leeds to a Black Immigrant Whose Death Sparked a Reckoning With UK Police The sculpture pays tribute to David Oluwale, a Nigerian immigrant who drowned in 1969. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 5, 2021
Art and Law As the Fate of Many Confederate Memorials Remains Undecided, Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Heads to a Virginia Museum The controversial sculpture will likely go on view in a larger exhibition about the evolution of Confederate memorialization. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 23, 2020
Art World ‘They Are Going to Stand by Us’: Text Messages Between Members of the Sackler Family Show How They Leveraged Their Museum Philanthropy Into Positive PR Sackler family members also fretted over how to manage artist Nan Goldin's activism. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 22, 2020
Art and Law After Decades of Lobbying, Congress Has Approved the Creation of New Smithsonian Museums for American Latinos and Women’s History Legislation for the new Smithsonian museums was included in the 5,500-page omnibus spending bill passed last night. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 22, 2020
Politics A Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns May Soon Replace One of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol Building The new statue would commemorate a key figure in the Brown vs. Board of Ed Supreme Court decision. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 21, 2020
Art World The President of Americans for the Arts Will Take a Leave of Absence Following Allegations of a Toxic Work Environment Robert Lynch, who has led Americans for the Arts for 35 years, is currently a member of the Biden-Harris transition team. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 17, 2020
Politics Virginia’s Governor Wants to Spend $11 Million to Reimagine a Confederate Monument-Lined Promenade in Richmond The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts would be tasked with transforming Monument Avenue if the budget goes through. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 16, 2020
Exhibitions The National Museum of Women in the Arts Wants You to Submit Your Family Recipes for a New Exhibition The museum will develop a searchable database of recipes. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 11, 2020
Politics A Single US Republican Senator Has Blocked the Approval of New Museums Dedicated to Women’s History and the American Latino Mike Lee of Utah scuttled what other senators expected to be a simple vote. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 11, 2020
People A Camera Buff Developed an Old Roll of Film to Find Traces of a Cinematic Romance. Now, the Internet Is Searching for the Charming Couple The cinematic photos of the couple's trip across Europe have fascinated many. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 10, 2020
On View In 1963, a Group of Black Photographers in Harlem Decided to Build Their Own Art Ecosystem. A New Whitney Show Tells Their Story The show is on view now at the Whitney Museum of American Art. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 9, 2020
Politics Bowing to Pressure, Harvard Will Remove Philip Johnson’s Name From a Building He Designed Because of His Support for Nazism The home Johnson designed for his architectural thesis will now be referred to only by its street address. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2020
Art World After Six Years, Red Bull Arts Is Shutting Down Its New York Venue Known for Hip, Multidisciplinary Shows The energy drink company says it's shutting down "to focus our community impact at a more grassroots level." By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 7, 2020
