The Art World’s Tainted Love for “Discovering” Artists

March 7, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌧️ Today, a Paris wax museum removes a Putin statue, the alt-art spaces of Denver, and considering Etel Adnan and the myth of “discovering” artists.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The Art World’s Tainted Love for “Discovering” Artists: The Case of Etel Adnan

There isn’t enough discussion about the institutional structures that led to the exclusion of underrepresented artists from art history in the first place. | Naz Cuguoğlu

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A "die-in" protest organized by Nan Goldin's activist group PAIN in the courtyard of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2019. (Naomi Polonsky/Hyperallergic)

A new possible settlement agreement will allow for museums to remove the Sackler name without penalty.

At once a rebuke of the belligerent leader and a matter of security, the Grévin Museum removes its wax statue of Vladimir Putin from display.

Five artists receive $50K grants in the second round of the Knight Foundation’s Arts+Tech Fellowship.

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