Art World Art Industry News: SFMOMA Apologizes for Censoring a Black Ex-Employee Who Called Out the Museum on Instagram + Other Stories Plus, cultural institutions consider raiding their endowments and Paul Mpagi Sepuya offers a print in exchange for BLM donations. By Artnet News, 3 days ago
Analysis The UAE Is Emerging From Lockdown, But Some Say Its International, Cosmopolitan Art Scene Will Never Be the Same Slumping oil prices, limited government support, and a reliance on international tourists spell difficult years ahead for the culture sector. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, 3 days ago
Art World After an Egyptologist Tweeted Instructions on How to Knock Down an Obelisk, Protesters Tried It Out on a Confederate Monument. It Worked The Birmingham mayor was all for removing the monument. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
On View Artists Are Paying Tribute on Social Media to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Others Artists have taken to Instagram to pay their respects. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Politics The National Museum of African American History and Culture Has Released a New Portal to Help Americans Have Conversations About Race Talking About Race was rushed out in light of nationwide protests. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Politics George Floyd’s Last Words Were Flown on Banners Over Cities Across America as a Rapid-Response Public Art Project The project was the work of Dallas-based artist Jammie Holmes. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2020
On View Artist Georges Adéagbo’s New Exhibition in Berlin Juxtaposes Cultural Artifacts From Around the World to Spark New Ways of Seeing—See It Here Take a sneak peek at a gallery that has just reopened to the public. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 2, 2020
Art World Archaeologists May Have Uncovered the Secret Ingredient Behind Australia’s Mysteriously Precise Cave Paintings: Beeswax Archaeologists have a new theory about how ancient artists made the rare miniature stenciled rock art. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: The Getty Is Forced to Apologize After Its Bland Statement on Protests Sparks an Online Backlash + Other News Plus, the Nelson-Atkins responds to anger over the police's use of its grounds and the Minneapolis art community memorializes George Floyd. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 9 Events For Your Virtual Art Calendar This Week, From a Thesis Show on ‘Mars’ to a Talk With a Hand-Sanitizer Artist Virtual art events from New York and beyond. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Opinion It’s Not Too Late to Create the Art World We Want. Here Are Four Ways to Do It The gallerist Sean Kelly explains why in the art world of the future, less will be more. By Sean Kelly, Jun 2, 2020
On View Tired of Netflix? Here Are 10 Recent Masterworks of Video Art That You Can Watch From Home We've queued up a suite of the best video art you can watch entirely online. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Politics Monuments Across the United States Re-Emerged as Targets of Rage Over a Weekend of Widespread Protest From Denver to Philadelphia to San Antonio to Washington, DC, public art has been swept up in the protests in spectacular ways. By Ben Davis, Jun 1, 2020
Art World In Pictures: See Highlights of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Groundbreaking, Monumental, and Often Temporary Art See some of the artist duo's highlights from around the world. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 1, 2020
People ‘This Is a Revolution’: 18 Artists From Coast to Coast Share What They Saw and Felt at the George Floyd Protests In New York, Detroit, Baltimore, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, artists were among those in the streets. Here are their stories. By Noor Brara, Jun 1, 2020
