The dealmaker championed vanguard artists as they rose to fame.
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132 New York Artists Receive $903,000 in Grants
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program awards each recipient $8,000 in unrestricted cash. Read MoreHyperallergic
Wet Paint Hits the Beach: Nicolas Deshayes Alights at Lucy Chadwick’s Biarritz Gallery
Plus: An incomplete history of selling art where people vacation, a curious show involving George W. Bush’s art, and a lot more.
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Former V&A Academic Programs Head Accuses Museum of “Racist” Behavior
A recently shared letter from Yuko Kikuchi, who resigned from her post in January, asks the British institution to address its “culture of systemic racism.” Read MoreHyperallergic
French Museum Launches ‘Wanted’ Campaign to Track Down 424 Artworks Looted by Nazis
The Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans has launched a campaign using American Western-style posters to raise awareness about hundreds of paintings looted during the Nazi invasion. Read MoreARTnews.com
How Jewish Women Helped Shape Modern Design
“Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Wrkstätte” brings attention to the influence Jewish women exerted as artists, designers, and patrons in early 20th-century Vienna.
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I Watched the Unhinged Anti-Smithsonian Congressional Hearing So You Don’t Have To
Anthea Hartig keeps her cool on the stand, answering questions about ideological bias.
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Protesters Decry Chinatown Museum’s Acceptance of “Jail Money” at Town Hall
Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail. Read MoreHyperallergic
Tate Names Dia Leader Jessica Morgan as Next Director
The British curator will return to London to helm the museum network beginning next year. Read MoreHyperallergic
At the Art + Tech Summit, Christie’s Pins Its Future on AI Billionaires Who Aren’t Buying Art… Yet
“We are in a historic moment in wealth creation,” said CNBC wealth reporter Robert Frank at the keynote presentation of the 2026 edition of the Christie’s Art + Tech Summit last week. Read MoreARTnews.com
