Museum of Chinese in America Should Reject “Jail Money,” Says Artist-Act ivist Group

Morning! 🌂 There's been a lot of talk about the delayed Philip Guston retrospective. Some people seem

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Morning! 🌂 There’s been a lot of talk about the delayed Philip Guston retrospective. Some people seem angered by the decision while others don’t mind the wait. In the latest podcast episode I talk to the director of the National Gallery of Art, Kaywin Feldman, and ask her why she thinks this decision was important.Also in today’s edition, Chinatown artists and activists are demanding the Museum of Chinese in America reject a proposal from New York City, the Royal Academy of Arts is considering the sale of its prized Michelangelo, and the Whitney Biennial has been postponed.One last thing (it’s a packed issue), check out artist Hank Willis Thomas’s update on Alfred J. Barr, Jr’s infamous Cubism and Abstract Art diagram.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Museum of Chinese in America Should Reject “Jail Money,” Says Artist-Activist Group

The Chinatown Art Brigade participating in an “Anti-Displacement Walking Tour and Public Action” in May 2019 (photo by Hrag Vartanian)

The Chinatown Art Brigade, a collective of Asian American and Asian diasporic identifying artists and organizers, is demanding that the Museum of Chinese in America reject a “community give-back” proposed by New York City as part of its jail expansion plan.In Other NewsThe 80th edition of the Whitney Biennial has been delayed by a year due to setbacks related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Royal Academy of Arts in London is considering selling a relief sculpture by Michelangelo to protect up to 150 jobs threatened by COVID-19-related losses.The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation will award $1.5 million in grants this fall to promote public interest in the arts.

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National Gallery of Art Director Discusses the Decision to Delay the Philip Guston Exhibition I talked to Kaywin Feldman to ask why the museum chose to delay the show by the well-known American artist. Hrag Vartanian

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