The curator had said she had been offered a job, but that the museum changed its mind after learning she had just given birth. Source: NYT > Business – MELENA RYZIK
Museums Cut Ties With Sacklers as Outrage Over Opioid Crisis Grows
Accusations that the family behind OxyContin actively downplayed its perils have led arts and education institutions to rethink accepting Sackler funds. Source: NYT > Business – ALEX MARSHALL
Black Artists Claim Their Rightful Place in History in the Broad’s Soul of a Nation
The 1965 Watts Uprising left shattered lives, charred structures, and a bruised and wounded community in its wake. Long after those violent August days were over, debris filled the streets as families mourned loved ones who were killed and debris filled the streets. Artist Noah Purifoy collected that debris—three tons of it. Three tons of […]
Tate Galleries Will Refuse Sackler Money Because of Opioid Links
“In the present circumstances we do not think it right to seek or accept further donations from the Sacklers,” the group said in a statement. Source: NYT > Business – ALEX MARSHALL
British Gallery Turns Down $1.3 Million Sackler Donation
“I congratulate them on their courage,” said the photographer Nan Goldin, after the National Portrait Gallery said it would not accept a gift from the family, which has links to the opioid crisis. Source: NYT > Business – ALEX MARSHALL
Met Admission Fees Will Send $2.8 Million to Over 175 City Cultural Groups
Among the institutions that will see increases in their grants are El Museo del Barrio, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Source: NYT > Business – COLIN MOYNIHAN