Frieze’s London Art Fairs Will Be Smaller and Very Different This Fall
artnet - Plus, museum workers pen an open letter to New York institutions calling for concrete action and MOCA Cleveland's director resigns. - more art news ...
Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes
Artnet - An Oxford University college has voted to remove its controversial statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes following mass demonstrations campaigning to take it down. - read more ...
The Africa Center Is Commemorating the End of Slavery in the US With a Three-Story Black Lives Matter Installation
Artnet - The Africa Center in New York is celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US, with a new 45-foot-tall window display proclaiming the message “Black Lives Matter.” - read m...
Want to See Michelangelo Again? The Vatican Museums Are Reopening Next Week
artnet news - What will reopening look like for the Vatican Museums, which have been closed since March 9? Mandatory face masks, temperature checks at entry, and strict social distancing requirements. - read mo...
After Initially Hoping to Stick to Its September Opening, EXPO Chicago Has Been Postponed Until April 2021
artnet news - Another domino has fallen in the art industry’s international fair schedule, as the ninth edition of EXPO Chicago has been postponed from September 2020 to April 2021. - read more...
“Rather than attempt to reconcile museums’ contradictions, we should start again”
dezeen - In late summer 1939, in anticipation of the imminent start of the second world war, all the paintings in London's National Gallery were taken down and transported to an old slate mine in Wales for safe...
Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package
Artnews - Mayors from 22 cities across the country, including those from New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, sent a letter to congress this week to formally ask for funding for the arts and culture sector...
Why Los Angeles is America’s free museum capital
The Art Newspaper- The coronavirus has changed US museums’ priorities faster than you can buy hand sanitiser—instead of trying to pack their galleries, institutions have closed their doors altogether to limit v...
AAMD loosens rules for museums seeking to divert income amid coronavirus crisis
The Art Newspaper - While legal hurdles remain, the museum directors’ association will not penalise members who redirect restricted funds to cover operating expenses. - read more ...
TEFAF Maastricht Closes Early in Face of COVID-19
Artsy - This year’s TEFAF Maastricht art fair closed early, at the end of the day Wednesday, after it was revealed that an exhibitor who’d attended the fair’s first three days had subsequently tested positive f...