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July 17, 2020

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Former SFMOMA Staffers Demand “Radical Reexamination” of Board of Trustees

Former workers published a letter asserting that the 75 museum trustees are responsible for “the continued development of a white supremacist exhibition and collecting program.”

Sam Lefebvre

Should Blue Chip Art Galleries Have Received Millions of Dollars of PPP Loans?

Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the recent release of the names of businesses and organizations that received over $150,000 in PPP loans.

Hrag Vartanian

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SVA Presents 2020 MFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Online

On July 16, *We Interrupt This Program… goes live on the School of Visual Arts’s website, with an opening reception taking place on July 18.

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Former Staffers and Board Members Denounce Racism at Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

“In 2020, there are only five full-time Black employees on a staff of over 40. There are no Black curators in a museum solely dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa,” the letter reads.

Statue of Black Lives Matter Activist Removed by Bristol Authorities

A sculpture of activist Jen Reid in Bristol was removed by City Council only 24 hours after it was installed.

Banksy Grafitti in London Underground Accidentally Removed by Cleaners

An employee of the London Tube noticed “some sort of ‘rat thing’” a few days ago and cleaned it off.

Ree Morton’s Personal Work Asserts That Art Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum

While Morton’s career spanned less than a decade (1968–1977), her work remains vital to questioning what it means to be a woman in art history and society.

Natalie Haddad

One Million-Square-Foot AIDS Memorial Quilt Is Now Entirely Online

The 48,000 panels share stories of care and craftsmanship, memorializing 125,000-plus victims of HIV and AIDS since 1980.

Billy Anania

From the store...

Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing

Originally designed by British artist David Shrigley as a limited-edition sculptural piece, this pool float can’t wait to come home and flip your neighbors the bird.

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