Grantees of this year’s “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact” award, announced today, will each receive $50,000 in unrestricted funds.
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How Sepideh Moafi’s Golden Globe Dress Honors Iran’s Protest Art
Artist Milad Ahmadi hand-painted the vinyl red poppy flower to commemorate the lives lost since the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini.
University Shutters Exhibition Featuring Klan Figures
Several students of color at Arkansas Tech deemed Dominique Simmons’s artworks “racially insensitive.”
Art Collective Ousted From Viennese Kunsthalle Speaks Out
“We wanted Kunsthalle Wien to address multiple Viennas, not just the old established one,” said What, How & for Whom, whose contract at the institution was not renewed.
Orlando Museum of Art on Probation After Disputed Basquiat Show
The American Alliance of Museums’s sanction comes after the FBI raided the museum and seized 25 disputed paintings.
Native Leaders Object to Sale of Little Bighorn Artifacts
Among the 479 items listed in the Guns of History Auction in Las Vegas were several Lakota objects.
Jammie Holmes and José Parlá Named Gordon Parks Foundation Fellows
Art historian and scholar Melanee C. Harvey was chosen as the Genevieve Young Fellow in Writing.
The New MLK Sculpture Is Officially a Meme
The Daily Show and hundreds on social media roasted Hank Willis Thomas’s tribute to Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King in Boston.
Stolen Elaine de Kooning Work Found in Colorado Hotel Room
Boulder authorities also uncovered stolen guns, drugs, and work by artist Jane Freilicher.
Chicago Museum Payroll Manager Accused of Stealing $2M
Michael Maurello, former payroll manager at the Art Institute of Chicago, continued his scheme for over a decade before he was caught.
SF Gallerist Arrested for Hosing Down Unhoused Woman
“The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable,” said the city’s district attorney.
Getty Institute Acquires Trove of British Raj-Era Photography
The collection includes many images of the region as seen through a European lens and the Western gaze.