Morning. ☁️ Today's stories look at the Guggenheim staff asking for the removal of three top execs, t
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Morning. ☁️ Today’s stories look at the Guggenheim staff asking for the removal of three top execs, there are allegations of sexual harassment at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, a remembrance of the great Siah Armajani from a dear friend, the story behind the misunderstood Satanic monument, and more.
Never a dull moment and it looks like things won’t slow down until the election (and maybe even after). Remember to give yourself a break and go for a walk or take a nap.
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Guggenheim Employees Call for Removal of Three Top Executives
The Guggenheim Museum in New York (via calamity_sal/Flickr)
The Guggenheim Museum in New York (via calamity_sal/Flickr)
In a letter sent today, the group A Better Guggenheim lists allegations of sexism, racism, classism, and abuse against Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Duggal, and Nancy Spector.
Here's What Else is Happening
The Guggenheim laid off 24 of its staff, and an additional eight employees who accepted voluntary separation packages will end their employment at the museum on September 30.
Anonymous allegations of sexual harassment surfaced online this week against curator and art advisor Bill Arning, a former director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
An open letter was delivered to the leadership of LACMA urging the museum to remove Tom Gores from its Board of Trustees over his investment in one of the US’s largest prison phone companies.
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