Change at the National Gallery of Art, Beijing’s X Museum Adds Mexico City Satellite, and More: Morning Links from May 14, 2021
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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National Gallery of Art
Latinx Art Expert E. Carmen Ramos Named Chief Curator of National Gallery of Art
She is the first woman and the first person of color to hold the position.
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National Gallery Hires Kanitra Fletcher as Its First Curator of African American Art
The museum also announced three other high-ranking hires.
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ARTnews in Brief: Art Düsseldorf Postponed Again—and More from December 31, 2020
A continually updated post of goings-on around the world.
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Roger Mandle, Prominent Leader of Museums in U.S. and Qatar, Has Died at 79
He served as the president of the Rhode Island School of Design for 15 years.
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Museum Directors Explain Controversial Decision to Delay Philip Guston Show
Tate Modern's director blamed U.S. institutions for its postponement.
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To Avoid Lawsuit, National Gallery of Art Returns Picasso Work to Heirs of German-Jewish Banker
The museum said it has owned the work since 2001.
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Museum Workers Search for Clarity on Payments After Institutions Shutter Due to Coronavirus Concerns
For thousands of freelance museum workers, coronavirus has made their financial futures unclear.
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Coronavirus-Related American Museum Closures Continue Rolling In, As MoMA, National Gallery of Art, Whitney Museum Reveal Plans to Shutter
The Smithsonian Institution also closed 19 museums in Washington, D.C., and a couple more in New York.
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Exhibitions of Donald Marron’s Collection and Genoese Art Postponed as Coronavirus Forces Closures Around the World
Notable shows in New York and Washington, D.C., have been delayed.
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RobbReport
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Rolling Stone
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Sportico
Soccer Phenom Olivia Moultrie Settles Age-Rule Suit With NWSL
SPY