The controversy engulfing the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark’s most prestigious art school, over a dumped royal bust took a new turn last week when the college rector was forced to step down. Kirsten Langkilde resigned after the Danish culture ministry said “new powers” are needed at the academy. The move…
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Gordon Cheung advises younger artists to ensure that they establish contracts with galleries A persistent problem for artists is getting paid, and with the global pandemic this is only likely to get worse, as galleries plead poverty or even go out of business. A case in point is a ten-year dispute between a British-Chinese artist,…
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis on August 4, 2020 7:02 a.m. NYC Paints Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower ATLANTA — A massive, black afro pick topped with a clinched fist— a potent symbol of Black identity — is touring the country to promote social justice amid a national reckoning of racism, police brutality and voter suppression. The creators behind the 28-foot tall art installation “All…
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By Kay Johnson on Aug 5, 2020 | Updated Aug 6, 2020 Art is a key means of personal expression for many people. In response to recent state and national events, Ridgewater College has created a community connection on Facebook called “Just Art: Challenging Racism and Promoting Social Justice.” “Several recent tragedies, including the killing of George…
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The 2022 edition will exist in virtual reality and use data harvested from universities, galleries and art centres to select artists. By JOSÉ DA SILVA on May 27th, 2020 12:33 p.m. Curators may soon find themselves out of a job as the Bucharest Biennale announced this week that its tenth edition will be curated by…
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As US levies toughest sanction yet on China for its destruction of Hong Kong’s relatively free political system, Weiming says he wants to pay tribute to the “people’s fight for freedom” By Darya King August 7, 2020 4:26 pm Some of the iconic scenes of Hong Kong democracy protests will be preserved permanently through a…
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by AFineLyne on March 17, 2020 Broadway Malls, Upper West Side, Audubon Sculpture Project, Birds on Broadway, Nicolas Holibe The National Audubon Society, Gitler &___ , New York City Parks Department, NYC Audubon and the Broadway Mall Association have a very special installation scheduled for May 17, 2019. Ten sculptures in reclaimed wood to call attention to New York City’s climate threatened birds. We’ve…
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Art Forum News June 17, 2020 at 6:28pm San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum has removed a bust of the institution’s founding patron Avery Brundage that sat prominently in the institution’s foyer for nearly five decades. The twentieth-century sports administrator served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, established an institution to house his…
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by Alina Cohen on June 29, 2020 1:30pm Over the past 20 years, Kristina Newman-Scott has championed diversity and social justice in the arts. As a curator, director of culture for the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, and now president of BRIC in Brooklyn, she’s long been committed to equity and representation in both the…
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BY KATIE HAYES CONTRIBUTING WRITER JUNE 15, 2020 05:45 AM As children play on the sidewalk, multiple artists are priming plywood and painting scenes while a small crowd watches. Earlier, a 4-year-old girl contributed a salmon that dances across the bright wall filled with names and portraits. Her work helps tell the story of oppression. The…
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