News
The long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is slated to open on April 30 with a Hayao Miyazaki retrospective devoted to the beloved filmmaker’s artwork. [Los Angeles Times]
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia declined to voluntarily recognize the faculty union which was announced earlier this week. [Hyperallergic]
This October, Hauser & Wirth will launch “Artists for New York,” a fundraiser featuring works by more than blue-chip 100 artists. A portion of the proceeds will go to at-risk art nonprofits. [Artnet News]
The artist-run organization For Freedoms, cofounded by Hank Willis Thomas, Eric Gottesman, and Michelle Woo, has launched a new initiative to motivate the masses to get politically engaged this election cycle. [ARTnews]
Artists & More
Artist Hannah Black reviews Claudia Rankine’s new book Just Us, writing: “The running comment in our current political climate is that we all need to converse with people we don’t normally speak to.” [Bookforum]
Liz Johnson Artur photographed Michaela Coel, creator and star of the must-watch TV show I May Destroy You. [Garage Magazine]
Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke) discusses editing the fall issue of Aperture magazine, which spotlights Indigenous narratives in photography. [The New York Times]
The Art Market
Taipei Dangdai in Taiwan is the latest fair to postpone its 2021 dates, moving its third edition from January to May. [The Art Newspaper]
A rare $4 million Jean-Michel Basquiat is headed to a Christie’s hybrid sale this October in New York. [Art Market Monitor]