Protesters carried signs with slogans like “Without Art Workers There Is No Art” and “Trickle-down Funding Leaves Artists Last” at a protest in lower Manhattan
Activism & Museums
Black Obsidian Sound System, one of this year’s five Turner Prize nominees, accused Tate of “exploitative practices,” citing its alleged censorship of a Black artist and the ongoing struggles of its workers.
Marianne de Groot-Pons designed biodegradable rice paper masks which are embedded with wildflower seeds that bloom when discarded.
12 African American artists were commissioned for an exhibition on the Great Migration, jointly organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Awards & Accolades
ArtTable has announced 16 participants in its national fellowship program for advancing diversity in the arts, including Sarah Ahmed, Andrea Lewis, Sarika Sanyal, Molly Hatesohl, and Nidhi Gandhi. | ArtTable
Tim Bouverie, Marcela Calderón, Monika Czyzyk, Sky Hopinka, Kabelo Malatsie, Robertas Narkus, Eszter Salamon, and Lantian Xie were named summer 2021 residents for the Amant Foundation’s residency in Siena, Italy.
Abigail DeVille, Dread Scott, Jules Arthur, Nina Cooke John, and Vinnie Bagwell are the five finalists selected to design the Harriet Tubman Monument Project in Newark, New Jersey.
Sondra Perry was named the winner of Dream Commission by Muse, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme.
Transitions
Robert Longo is now represented by Pace Gallery.
Rashid Shabazz was named executive director of Critical Minded.