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posted Jul 04, 2018
Amy Sherald’s Planes, rockets, and the spaces in between, 2018, was recently acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art. Courtesy BMA via artnet News.
The Baltimore Museum Sold Art to Acquire Work by Underrepresented Artists. Here’s What It Bought—and Why It’s Only the Beginning
The museum sold works by Warhol and other white male artists to fund major acquisitions by Jack Whitten, Isaac Julien, and Amy Sherald. (artnet News)
Why Do Colleges Have So Much Art?
Campus museums are home to prodigious exhibits and installations that blur the line between academics and civics. (The Atlantic)
People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There
A proposed law could help Indigenous communities reclaim cultural heritage objects at home and abroad. (artnet News)
Colleges Grapple With Where — or Whether — to Draw the Line on Free Speech
Higher education is struggling to balance the demand by some students to be protected from offensive speech while guaranteeing freedom of speech to others. (New York Times)
Sir Anish Kapoor’s Clenched Fist of Copyright, the Battle Over Fair Use, and the NRA
Does an artist have the right to withhold their work when they don’t agree with the political message? (Hyperallergic)
How to Run a Conference Panel That Isn’t Horrible
Brass tacks pointers for making your next panel discussion a success. (LinkedIn)