Good morning. Four people who accused artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault have responded to concerns voiced by the National Coalition Against Censorship regarding the cancellation of museum shows in the wake of the allegations. Wiley denies the claims.
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June 28, 2024

Good morning. Four people who accused artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault have responded to concerns voiced by the National Coalition Against Censorship regarding the cancellation of museum shows in the wake of the allegations. Wiley denies the claims.

Also today, Hyperallergic’s Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad interviews Carrie Yamaoka for our Pride Month series, a new biography of Warhol film star Candy Darling, A View From the Easel, and much more.

— Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor

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Trans Actress Candy Darling Gets the Biography She Deserves

Half a century after the Warhol film star’s death, writer and critic Cynthia Carr brings Darling’s life to light in an empathetic, well-researched new book. | Alexis Clements

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Local advocates and institutions have called for an additional $53 million to raise the city’s cultural budget baseline. | Maya Pontone

Kehinde Wiley’s Accusers Respond to Concerns Over Canceled Museum Shows

“Artistic merit, while significant, should not take precedence over issues of moral injury and human dignity,” reads a response to issues raised by the National Coalition Against Censorship. | Valentina Di Liscia and Maya Pontone

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Carrie Yamaoka Thrives Between the Cracks

“For years I was an emerging artist and then it seemed like I couldn’t be called emerging anymore. Let’s hope we are all emerging, always,” the artist said. | Natalie Haddad

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A View From the Easel

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TRANSITIONS

Alejandro Piñeiro Bello is now represented by Pace Gallery in collaboration with KDR gallery.

Kamila Bondar was named interim director of the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, replacing Piotr Bernatowicz.

Apóstolos Georgíou is now represented by Michel Rein gallery in collaboration with Sylvia Kouvali gallery.

Jaynelle Hazard was appointed director and chief curator of Georgetown University Art Galleries.

Daniel Reid was appointed associate director of the Getty Foundation.

Jakub Tomáš is now represented by Asya Geisberg Gallery.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Beth Boone won the 2024 Berresford Prize from United States Artists.Donkey Mill Art Center, Hŏlualoa Foundation, and / (SLASH) are among the recipients of grants from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. See the full list here.

Hiền Hoàng won the Paul Huf Award from the Amsterdam photography museum Foam.

Stanislaus von Moos, Uriel Orlow, and Parity Groupreceived the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2023 from the Federal Art Commission.

Laura Jones won the 2024 Archibald Prize from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Djakaŋu Yunupiŋu won the institution’s Wynne Prize, and Naomi Kantjuriny won the Sulman Prize.

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