Good morning. 🌧️ $800,000! That's how much this year's MacArthur “Genius” Fellows will each receive in unrestricted funds. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

October 13, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌧️ $800,000! That's how much this year's MacArthur “Genius” Fellows will each receive in unrestricted funds (dolled out over five years). That's the first increase in seven years from the previous cash award of $625k. Four visual artists received this exclusive honor yesterday. Congratulations to them all.

Also today, land acknowledgments have become a common practice among American museums, following the examples of countries like Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Joseph Pierce, an associate professor at Stony Brook University who is also a Cherokee Nation citizen, writes that unless paired with meaningful action, these acknowledgments are "empty, exculpatory, and self-serving." Everyone in the cultural sector should pay attention to Pierce's words.

There's so much more today, including a copyright case against Andy Warhol, impressions from a public talk and film screening with Nan Goldin, and what to expect at the New York Art Book Fair this weekend.

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough

Land acknowledgment without action is an empty gesture, exculpatory and self-serving. | Joseph Pierce

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