American Alliance of Museums Denounces Trump’s Delay of Pandemic Relief Negotiations

Good morning. 🌧️ The prison profiteer on the LACMA board has resigned, the Supreme Court declines to

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Good morning. 🌧️ The prison profiteer on the LACMA board has resigned, the Supreme Court declines to take up the 5Pointz case, and a quiz that helps you learn to spot election disinformation.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

AAM Denounces Trump's Relief Negotiations Delay

Laura Lott, president and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, has called the Trump administration’s decision to delay a new COVID relief package “irresponsible and shameful.” The president’s stalling of negotiations for a fourth stimulus package represents a cause for concern for institutions, many of which have long used up their PPP loans and are resorting to emergency measures to stay afloat.In Other NewsThe Supreme Court has decided that the real estate company that whitewashed graffiti works at 5Points in Queens will still have to pay millions in damages to the affected artists, marking the end of a 7-year legal battle.Owner of prison telecom company, Tom Gores, has resigned from the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.Check your knowledge of disinformation with PEN America’s new online quiz, “What To Expect When You’re Electing.”

Frank Gehry's Billion-Dollar Gamble

Frank Gehry’s Grand Monolith for a Bleak Future The Grand — a complex including a luxury residential tower, movie theater, and upscale retailers — is a billion-dollar gamble at a time when in-person business is in steep decline. Billy Anania

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