October 5, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. ☁️Today, Golden Artist Colors, a beloved paint company, is not fully owned by its employees, a statue of George Floyd was vandalized in Manhattan, and myths around having children in the art world.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Art Dealer Used Offshore Accounts to Trade Looted Antiquities, Pandora Papers Say
Cambodian artifacts traded by dealer Douglas Latchford, accused of trafficking in looted art, are on view at the Met and the British Museum. | Valentina Di Liscia
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Bust of George Floyd in Union Square by Chris Carnabuci, part of a new installation by Confront Art.
(image by Hakim Bishara)
A statue commemorating George Floyd in Manhattan’s Union Square was vandalized Sunday morning, just 48 hours after it was unveiled.
Golden Artist Colors is now 100% owned by its 200 employees through the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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SVA MA Curatorial Practice Opens Fall 2022 Applications
The New York-based program for professional curatorial training has a particular focus on practical experience. Learn more.
LATEST IN ART
Two Artists Immortalize a Centuries-Old Indian Performance Tradition
Through hand-colored photographs, artists Waswo X. Waswo and Rajesh Soni explore the tradition of the Gauri Dance. | Rohini Kejriwal
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Rutgers University Presents Fall 2021 Art & Design Lecture Series
Through December 15, students and the public can attend online talks with visiting artists and designers, including Forensic Architecture, Tega Brain, Alison O’Daniel, and Regina José Galindo. Learn more.
Judy Chicago’s First Retrospective Brings the Artist Full Circle
No one can deny that Chicago tackles “big” topics, but paradoxically it’s her most intimate and personal work that comes across as universal. | Grace Lot Prasad
The Close Creative Dialogue of Two Brazilian Painters, Alfredo Volpi and Eleonore Koch
Every Saturday, Eleonore Koch visited the older painter Alfredo Volpi’s São Paulo studio, learning, in her words, “through observation and being together.” | Lauren Moya Ford
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The Forgotten Indie Film That Recreated Manhattan’s Old Jewish Enclave
Like many of Silver’s films, the 1975 indie drama about Manhattan’s old Jewish enclave has been unjustly forgotten. But you now have the perfect opportunity to discover it. | Charles Bramesco
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Bard Graduate Center Announces Fall 2021 Virtual & In-person Open Houses
Applications for the graduate institute’s Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture MA and PhD programs are due January 7, 2022. Learn more.
The Myth About Having Children as an Artist
Curators, residency directors, gallerists, art professors, and other artists all gravitate to the word "distraction" when talking about artists having kids. | Daniel Gerwin
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