Yesterday, when I started getting frantic messages from friends working at museums and organizations that had just received grant termination notices from the National Endowment for the Humanities, I had one immediate, terrifying thought: How many culture jobs will these cuts affect?
| Good morning. Yesterday, when I started getting frantic messages from friends working at museums and organizations that had just received grant termination notices from the National Endowment for the Humanities, I had one immediate, terrifying thought: How many culture jobs will these cuts affect? After all, these grants fund not just “projects” but the salaries of people, real people — independent curators, educators, contractors, scholars, fellows. Today, we report on the news of the funding cancellations and what they mean to organizations nationwide. Meanwhile, in Texas, a Republican-led bill could mean penalties for museums that show artworks deemed “obscene” or “harmful,” intentionally vague modifiers that make the proposal even more alarming. Staff Writer Isa Farfan has the story. Also below, Seph Rodney on Abraham Lincoln Walker’s fantastical paintings and a thoughtful mediation on art-viewing from Bruce Nauman at Marian Goodman Gallery. Don’t miss A View From the Easel, Required Reading, and more. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | | |
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| | Museums, libraries, and archives are receiving grant termination notices immediately halting funding for myriad arts and culture research projects. | Valentina Di Liscia |
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SPONSORED | | | | | On view at the New Orleans Museum of Art from April 4 through August 10, the exhibition will then embark on parallel tours to venues in North America and Africa. Learn more |
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EXHIBITION REVIEWS | | | Perhaps Abraham Lincoln Walker invented these people and the stories that brought them together because he desired the play of recognition between human beings. | Seph Rodney |
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SPONSORED | | | | | Organized by the Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, the TIAA drew over 1,000 entries from around the world, with works reviewed by an international jury of art experts. Learn more |
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| | His art cuts to the core of our engagement with art past and present, looking at foundational interactions between viewers, art objects, and art institutions. | Claudia Ross |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | “The hardwood floors are perfect for dance breaks during the day.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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| | | This week: Joan Didion’s archive, Studio Ghibli AI, academia capitulates to Trump, Kaveh Akbar’s call to action, Buy Nothing Facebook drama, balloon wigs, and much more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin |
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | | | A Curious Herbal, the first modern edition of Elizabeth Blackwell’s 18th-century botanical guide, grants her the recognition that she has long deserved. | Lauren Moya Ford |
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TRANSITIONS | | Christophe Cherix was named director of the Museum of Modern Art. Read more on Hyperallergic.
Merikokeb Berhanu is now represented by James Cohan gallery in collaboration with Addis Fine Art and Esther Schipper galleries.
Kate Crawford was appointed to the Fondazione Prada’s steering committee.
Karen Daly was appointed the inaugural senior manager of provenance research at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Heinz Mack is now represented by Almine Rech.
Leon Ransmeier was appointed head of the Industrial Design program at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Eva Respini and Sirish Rao were appointed interim leaders of the Vancouver Art Gallery, following the departure of CEO and executive director Anthony Kiendl.
Kris Wilton was named deputy director of Audience Experience & Learning at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. |
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES | | Sheela Gowda won the Sam Gilliam Award from the Sam Gilliam Foundation and Dia Art Foundation.
Lap-See Lam won the $100,000 Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award from Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo.
Alice Maher won the Contemporary Drawing Prize from the Daniel and Florence Guerlain Foundation. |
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