Tag: Ties

London’s National Gallery Publishes Report on its Ties to Slavery  – ARTnews.com

Today, London’s National Gallery published the most detailed research so far into the role slavery played in the institution’s 197-year-old history. The data focused on the period between 1824 and 1880, and names 67 individuals with either direct, familial, or more tangential connections to slavery. Another 27 people named by researchers were involved with the abolitionist movement; a further 27 had connections to both ...

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Local exhibit ties art, culture and history together

Routt County artist Chula Beauregard is selling $20 tickets to raffle off her painting of Perry-Mansfield’s Julie Harris Theater. A winner will be drawn in February, at the end of the exhibit. (Courtesy photo) After local artist Chula Beauregard did an artist-in-residence project for a year at the Carpenter Ranch, she wanted to choose another location.“It’s a great way to really get to know ...

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25 Artists Sever Ties with Zabludowicz Collection over Pro-Israel Connection

Twenty-five artists and art workers have announced that they are disaffiliating from London’s Zabludowicz Collection, citing the contemporary art museum’s connections to the Israeli military. On July 26, the twenty-five, all of whom have either exhibited at or collaborated with the institution, sent letters to the Zabludowicz Collection and to its affiliates, including Daata Editions, Daata Fair, and Times Square Space, detailing their plan to ...

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25 Artists Have ‘Deauthored’ Their Works in the Zabludowicz Collection Because of the Family’s Ties to the Israeli Military

A group of 25 artists and cultural workers have announced they are disaffiliating themselves from their past work with the Zabludowicz Collection as an act of protest. The individuals, who had either collaborated with or exhibited at the institution, cite the private foundation’s ongoing ties to the Israeli state as the motive. BDZ, which stands for Boycott/Divest Zabludowicz, released a statement announcing the official ...

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Angela Davis, Forensic Architecture, and Other Art-World Figures Are Denouncing MoMA Board Members for Ties to Pro-Israel Organizations

More than 285 people, including activist Angela Davis and artist Michael Rakowitz, have signed an open letter denouncing members of the Museum of Modern Art’s board for having alleged ties to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. The letter was organized by Strike MoMA, the name under which a coalition of activist groups have united for a 10-week-long protest of the museum, and ...

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Zabludowiczes Respond to Controversy Over Israel Ties – ARTnews.com

For the first time, collectors Anita and Poju Zabludowicz have responded to art-world controversy over their reported ties to a pro-Israel lobbying group and military aircraft services company. In a statement posted on social media on Friday by the Zabludowicz Collection, a London museum opened by the couple in 2007, the pair said that escalating violence between Israel and the militant group Hamas “has ...

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San Francisco museums submit 12 paintings for review regarding possible ties to Nazi-looted art

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) have submitted at least a dozen paintings in its collection for close review after an inquiry from the Jewish News of Northern California prompted further investigation on their possible ties to Nazi-looted art.Dating from the 15th to 19th centuries, 10 of these pieces, including Francesco Granacci’s “Madonna and Child,” were initially identified by the FAMSF in ...

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Works by musicians with UAB ties featured in Birmingham Art Music Alliance project – News

The double CD “Alabama String Quartets” features original music by composers living in Alabama — including Matthew Scott Phillips, Brian Moon, Chris Steele and Monroe Golden — performed by Amernet String Quartet. A new musical project spotlights original music by Alabama composers, and features musicians including University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty and alumni. “Alabama String Quartets” is a two-CD set of music composed ...

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Walters Art Museum Reckons with Founder’s Confederate Ties – ARTnews.com

“As historians, the process we have embarked on is to research and share the facts we have about our founders and our institution accurately and openly,” said museum director Julia Marciari-Alexander. “This museum was given to the city of Baltimore in 1931, and this is fundamentally a story of Baltimore’s history—and one we hope can lead to more inclusive dialogue going forward.” Already wealthy ...

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FSC Names Endowed Chair To Further Strengthen Ties Between Polk Museum Of Art, Local Arts Community

"It is wonderful that the George C. Forsythe Family Foundation, through this endowed chair, recognizes the significant work of Florida Southern College and the Polk Museum of Art as we continue to strengthen ties with the local arts community," said FSC President Dr. Anne B. Kerr. "We are excited to work with this tremendously important foundation through its president, Dr. William Gregory, to help ...

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