ARTnews in Brief: Miles McEnery Now Represents Rico Gatson—and More from July 31, 2020
A continually updated post of goings-on around the world.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City Museums Remain Shuttered as the City Enters Phase Four Reopening
With a few exceptions, most New York City museums had not announced reopening dates.
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Read Statements from Major U.S. Museums About the George Floyd Protests
Since Friday, most major museums in the U.S. have issued statements on the protests.
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Major U.S. Museums Criticized for Responses to Ongoing George Floyd Protests
Social media statements by museums and a police presence at one institution generated outrage.
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Metropolitan Museum Names Andrea Bayer Deputy Director for Collections and Administration
She has worked in the museum's department of European paintings since 1990.
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Issues and Commentary: Attraction Pricing
Institutions that open their doors free of charge now seem not premonitions of a democratic world to come but relics of a bygone age.
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Mechanical Glamour
As the Met’s Costume Institute opens an exhibition about the interplay between handmade and mass-produced fashion, Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch for a sequin-making machine evokes a longer historical vie…
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The Met Will Amend Its Admission Policy To Settle Class Action Lawsuit
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that it will be amending its “pay what you wish” admission policy as part of their settlement agreement in the three-year-old class action lawsuit…
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Nina Diefenbach Named Deputy Director for Advancement at the Barnes Foundation
Thom Collins, the executive director and president of the Barnes Foundation, announced today that Nina McNeely Diefenbach has been named deputy director for advancement. Diefenbach comes…
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RobbReport
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WWD
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Rolling Stone
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Sportico
Sporticast: Eagles, Chiefs Reach Super Bowl in the Arms of an Angel
SPY