Poetic Logic: Elizabeth Alexander Is Transforming How a Major Philanthropic Foundation Operates
Since 2018, Alexander has been president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of the arts and humanities.
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New U.K. Law Could Affect Gallery Business, New Proof for a Modigliani Looted by Nazis, and More: Morning Links from January 9, 2020
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Artists Respond to Ford Foundation President Darren Walker’s Views on Rikers Jail Complex
An essay by Walker in which advocated for the division of Rikers jail into four detention centers touched off a protest last week.
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National Gallery of Art Names Darren Walker Trustee, Mitchell Rales Appointed President
Walker, who faced criticism this week for his recent statements on the Rikers Island jail complex, takes up the post immediately.
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Vija Celmins Market Grows, Simon Hantaï Estate Heads to Gagosian, and More: Morning Links from September 10, 2019
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New ‘Artists on the Future’ Conversation Series Takes Talk of Art to Stanford University
Artists Dana Schutz, Lorna Simpson, and Lynda Benglis are among the speakers in the program's inaugural cycle.
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After Announcement That Olga Viso Will Step Down as Walker Director, Museum Professionals Largely Praise Handling of ‘Scaffold’ Controversy
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Study: Latino Art Underrepresented at College Art Association’s Annual Conference
At last Friday’s U.S. Latinx Arts Futures Symposium, hosted by the Ford Foundation at its headquarters near the United Nations on Manhattan’s East Side, Rose G. Salseda, a Ph.D. candidate in…
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United States Artists Announces $20 Million Operations Endowment
United States Artists, an organization that awards grants to American artists, has announced a new $20 million operations endowment campaign. The Ford Foundation has given United States Artists a
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