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
Shows & 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
Art Fairs Media Scion James Murdoch’s 49 Percent Investment in MCH Group, the Parent Company of Art Basel, Has Been Officially Approved Murdoch will invest up to $80 million and his company will gain three seats on the board. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 3, 2020
Art World Prominent Architects Are Calling on MoMA to Remove Philip Johnson’s Name From Its Walls Over His Ties to Fascism Seven of the 10 architects in an upcoming exhibition at the museum were among the signatories of an open letter. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2020
On View MoMA’s ‘New Photography’ Show Spotlights Young Photographers Making the Medium Tactile. There’s Just One Problem: It’s Online Only “Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020” is on view through MoMA’s Online Magazine now through March 21, 2021. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 1, 2020
Law A London Court Has Upheld a Ruling Ordering an Art Collector to Pay Sotheby’s $5.3 Million for Selling an Allegedly Forged Frans Hals Art collector David Kowitz's company has yet to pay for its portion of an alleged forgery. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 25, 2020
Law A Billionaire Collector Is Suing Hirschl and Adler Galleries for Allegedly Swindling Him Over the Sale of a $12 Million Presidential Painting Former hedge-fund manager Michael Steinhardt says the gallery misled him during a consignment. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 23, 2020
People How Master Portraitist Jess T. Dugan Empowers Subjects to Open Up for Remarkably Intimate Photographs Dugan belongs to a new generation of queer photographers focused on empowering their subjects. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 23, 2020
Auctions The Secret Buyer of the Royal Opera House’s £13 Million David Hockney Is Its Own Board Chair—and He’s Lending It Back David Ross purchased the artwork at Christie’s last month and will now lend it back to the British public. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 20, 2020
Art World From Coast to Coast, US Museums Are Closing Again as COVID’s Second Wave Takes Hold Institutions in Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, and Washington, DC, are among those shutting down. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2020
