Los Angeles
July 1, 2020
Letter from the editor:
This week, Sam Lefebvre has some breaking news from San Francisco. Nan Keeton, the Deputy Director of External Relations at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), is stepping down from her position after censoring former Black communications employee Taylor Brandon when she spoke out against institutional racism at the museum.
"It is the first high-level staffing change to emerge from the institution’s reckoning with what critics call pronounced structural inequities," Lefebvre writes.
Looking ahead to the long weekend, if you're searching for some safe entertainment, I recommend good old streaming. The new Spike Lee movie is out, which Melinda Fakuade calls "a thorny portrait of Black masculinity," and Hyperallergic film editor Dan Schindel reviews the new Twilight Zone — season two seems to be much better!
SFMOMA Official Who Defended Censorship of Black Former Employee Steps Down
Nan Keeton, Deputy Director of External Relations, resigned weeks after the museum came under public scrutiny for censoring the comments of Taylor Brandon.
Sam Lefebvre
Event Pick
A Virtual Ballroom Experience, Hosted by Rashaad Newsome
Categories for the annual Art Ball are inspired by specific art movements and artists, and this year will feature looks in the colorful, joyful style of Barkley L. Hendricks paintings.
Elisa Wouk Almino | Friday, July 10, 5pm (PDT)
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Hakim Bishara
As San Francisco Art Institute Faces Likely Closure, This Gallery Is a Time Capsule of Student Work
As the future of art in San Francisco feels ever more precarious, Darryl Smith’s collection is a striking window into a different time.
Theadora Walsh
The Twists and Turns of the New Twilight Zone
While the series often falters, season two feels less self-conscious about its status in this iconic franchise, and more willing to simply be itself.
Dan Schindel
Spike Lee’s Latest Is a Thorny Portrait of Black Masculinity and Generational Trauma
While Da 5 Bloods has its weaknesses, it hits the nail on the head with its portrayal of the complicated nature of Blackness and brotherhood.
Melinda Fakuade
What the Art World Is Cooking
This week includes recipes for pasta with slow cooked chickpeas and flan with dulce de leche from curators Laura Raicovich and Aimé Iglesias Lukin, and more.
Valentina Di Liscia
Curator Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder Picks Five Artists to Watch From Indian Market
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Ellie Duke
From the store...
Guerrilla Girls Handkerchief
This handkerchief by intersectional feminist activist-artist group Guerrilla Girls makes for a polite but firm reminder that most art collections are embarrassingly lacking in their representation of work by women.
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