Educator Colette Pierce Burnette Will Be the First Black Woman to Lead Indianapolis Museum of Art
She assumes the role after a reckoning on racism prompted by a job listing seeking to maintain a "core, white art audience."
- By
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Newfields Names New Director, Otis Graduates Get Loans Paid, and More: Morning Links for May 18, 2022
Here's what we're reading this morning.
- By
Indianapolis Museum of Art President Resigns Following Job Posting Centering ‘White Art Audience’
Charles Venable is out after a contentious nine years at the helm.
- By
Milford Graves Dies at 79, Indianapolis Museum Apologizes for Job Listing Language, and More: Morning Links from February 15, 2021
Here's what we're reading this morning.
- By
The Ringmaster: Is Charles Venable Democratizing a Great Art Museum in Indianapolis—or Destroying It?
At Newfields, the director has added a holiday light show, emphasized the institution's horticultural offerings, and experimented with culinary programs. Unsurprisingly, opinions are mixed.
- By
Morning Links: French Edition
Today, Richard Serra will be receiving France’s highest government honor, les Insignes de Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur (insignia of Chevalier of the French Legion…
- By
Morning Links: John Cage Edition
“Muse of Art Criticism Reportedly Hospitalized for ‘Nervous Exhaustion.'” This story was not originally reported by Reuters. [The Huffington Post] Creator of the world’s most difficult…
- By
Morning Links: Gluten-Free Art Edition
The Art Newspaper’s analysis of museum visitor figures from 2014. [The Art Newspaper] California’s District Court denied a motion to dismiss the case of ownership of Lucas Cranach the…
- By
Spencer Finch’s Art Makes Light Speak Volumes
From the 9/11 Memorial Museum to Monet's garden, Spencer Finch records the atmospheric light and weather patterns of psychologically charged places and remakes those conditions using TV sets…
- By
Newswire
RobbReport
Beatbox Is a Hidden NYC Whiskey Lounge for VIPs of the Hit Restaurant Kono
WWD
Jeremy Scott and Hyundai Team on Couture Capsule Collection Transforming Upcycled Automotive Waste Into Fashion
Dirt
Frank Lloyd Wright’s One-of-a-Kind Circular Sun House Lists in Arizona
Sportico
Varsity Antitrust Lawsuit Tossed Over Procedure
SPY