Can Museums Use Their Endowments to Support the Greater Good?

Today, architects demand MoMA and other art institutions remove Philip Johnson's name from their spac

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Today, architects demand MoMA and other art institutions remove Philip Johnson’s name from their spaces; Sarah Bond looks at slut-shaming and transphobia in the Byzantine world; and we’ve got you covered with art guides in New York and Los Angeles.– Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

Museums and "Impact Investing"

The Louvre Museum in Paris. (photo by Pedro Szekely via Flickr)

A new report released by Upstart Co-Lab outlines how institutions can align their investments with their missions.Co-Lab aims to dispel the myth that more socially-conscious investments translate to an economic sacrifice. In reality, “impact investing” generates positive social or environmental change in addition to financial returns.

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In Other NewsArtists and architects are calling on institutions to take down Philip Johnson’s name from their spaces, citing his championing of racist and white supremacist ideologies. After being criticized for failing to recognize the migrants who died on the ship he presented at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Christoph Büchel is making headlines again for failing to return the ship to its legal owner.

Our December Art Guides

Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2020 Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month. Dessane Lopez Cassell

Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for December 2020 Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month. Elisa Wouk Almino

SPONSORED The Rappaport Foundation and deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Present Speaking Our Minds: Artists, Racial Divides, and Cultural Inclusion On December 10, Sonya Clark, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Sam Durant and Daniela Rivera will convene for a virtual panel on creating a culture of racial equity.

A Posthumous Jack Whitten Exhibition

Jack Whitten’s Infinite Galaxies of Abstract Light and Color Focused on Whitten’s legacy-defining cumulative process, I AM THE OBJECT assembles a mesmerizing selection of works, each its own tiny universe. Ken Tan

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Identifying Slut-Shaming, Racism, and Transphobia in the Byzantine World In his new book, Roland Betancourt examines how stories of gender, race, and sexuality from the Byzantine world of the Eastern Mediterranean provide insight into the intersectionality that existed in the medieval world. Sarah E. Bond

SPONSORED Bard Graduate Center Hosts Virtual Open Houses for Its MA and PhD Programs Learn about the graduate institute’s advanced study programs in decorative arts, design history, and material culture; applications are due by January 4, 2021.

“I Call It Blaxidermy”: Pamela Council on Their Art and Aesthetic “As a Black woman artist, I get asked about the political meaning of my work, but I don’t often get asked why it looks the way it does.” Clarity Haynes

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