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News
A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin about the artists’ activities at brothels sold for $236,000 at auction in Paris. [Agence France-Presse]
With the British Museum in London being pilloried for its statement in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, a member of BP or Not BP?, an activist group that has protested there, assesses how the institution has erred. [Hyperallergic]
Critic Jerry Saltz denied a request to appear on Fox News, calling the TV network “racist.” [Instagram]
Black Lives Matter
Chaédria LaBouvier addresses photographs of George Floyd’s funeral by Eli Reed, the first Black photographer to join the esteemed Magnum Photos collective. [The Cut]
An open letter by Black cultural workers in Switzerland calls on institutions, art fairs, and galleries in the country to address their role in systemic racism. [Monopol]
Coronavirus
With coronavirus infections on the rise again in China, museums across the country are starting to close once more. [The Art Newspaper]
The United Kingdom’s Art Fund will offer $2.5 million in coronavirus relief grants to cultural institutions. [Artforum]
Artists
With Pride month underway, LGBTQ artists Salman Toor, Cyrus Dunham, and Lauren Halsey, as well as curator and writer Kimberly Drew, discuss what lockdown has meant for them. [The New York Times]
With John Akomfrah’s Handsworth Songs now available to stream for free, see a ranking of the artist’s best films. [ARTnews]