Calls for a Museum President’s Removal After Job Posting Cites “Core, White Art Audience”

Good morning. ☁️ Today, an offensive job posting by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields draws

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Good morning. ☁️ Today, an offensive job posting by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields draws ire, the Guggenheim Museum signs a contract with its union, and Printed Matter’s New York Art Book Fair is going online.—Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Guggenheim Signs Contract With Union After a Year of Tense Negotiations The three-year collective bargaining agreement represents the museum’s art handlers and facilities staff: 22 full-time employees and 145 on-call staff. Hakim Bishara

1,500 Call for Museum President’s Removal After Job Posting Cites “Core, White Art Audience” An offensive job description seeking a new director for the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields drew ire from artists, IMA patrons, and former and current museum workers. Valentina Di Liscia

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