May 27, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. ⛈ Today, a couple tries to walk out of a Manhattan gallery with a Basquiat painting, workers at the American Museum of Natural History vote to unionize, the Louvre’s former president is charged with trafficking antiquities, reviews of Kojo Marfo and Minouk Lim, and more.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
“Brazen” Couple Tries to Walk Out of Manhattan Gallery With a Basquiat
The suspects attempted to take a Basquiat artwork valued at $45,000 from Taglialatella Galleries but instead made off with a half-empty bottle of whiskey. | Valentina Di Liscia
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IN OTHER NEWS
The American Museum of Natural History (photo by Travis Wise via Travis Wise/Flickr)
- Workers at the American Museum of Natural History vote to unionize.
- Authorities charge the former president of the Louvre in an antiquities trafficking case.
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MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC
Kojo Marfo’s Portraits Depict the Cracks in Polite Society
The artist’s style blends aesthetic and cultural elements from Ghana, London, and New York’s graffiti scenes. | Taylor Michael
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Hyundai Motor Group Launches the Fifth VH AWARD for Emerging Asian Media Artists
Five shortlisted applicants will each receive a $25,000 production grant and participate in an online residency program with Eyebeam. The Grand Prix recipient will be awarded an additional $25,000. Learn more.
Stories That Need to Be Told
Artist Minouk Lim wants to offer a very different perspective on how one might deal with a grim history whose effects continue to be felt in the present. | John Yau
Required Reading
This week: Should Washington have a national memorial for gun violence? Have cats used us to take over the world? What is Cluttercore? And more. | Hakim Bishara
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Office for Contemporary Art Norway Presents “The Sámi Pavilion” at the Venice Biennale
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TRANSITIONS
Michael J. Bramwell was named the Joyce Linde Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Amber Esseiva was appointed curator at large at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
Randall Griffey was named head curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Clara Kim was named chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Suzan Frecon and Bridget Riley were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Nan Goldin was awarded the 2022 Käthe Kollwitz Prize.
