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ACLU sues NEA regarding gender clauses. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Prosecute the National Art Donation (NEA)claiming that its new policy requires its funding applicants not to “promote gender ideology” will limit which works can be displayed, Alex Greenberger Report Artnews. On Thursday, the Rhode Island branch of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of several theaters, which claimed the policy was President Donald Trump The executive order in January was “an illegal and unconstitutional exercise of executive power, airing chaos in funding for art projects across the United States.” While the lawsuit mainly refers to dramatic works, as we learned in yesterday’s breakfast newsletter, anyone or institution seeking art funding through the NEA was affected.
SF Museum faces painful budget cuts. According to reports San Francisco Chronicles. Faced with the financial crisis and the city’s general fund allocation decreased by 15%, Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco (FAMSF)supervise de Young Museum and Legion of HonorMany cost-cutting measures were proposed in the plan submitted to the mayor’s office nearly two weeks ago. It outlines the cost-cutting benefits of cutting nearly a quarter of urban funded workers, with 99 positions primarily affecting safety work, while also affecting other human resources and museum operations. It is worth noting that in addition to the current Monday closure, it also counts the savings of closing the Honor Museum and Honor Museum on Tuesday. However, the closure on Tuesday could also mean annual tourists, tourism and economic growth declines. “Our understanding is that the mayor’s office does not want to see the business hours of the teenagers and the Legion of Honors, and we are working closely with the mayor’s Budget Office to analyze the proposal and look for other opportunities to reduce costs.” Helena NordstromDirector of Communications of FAMSF. Other San Francisco museums will be directly affected by budget cuts, including Asian Art MuseumDespite warnings that this is the case of operating a museum within such a safe range, 13 security positions are still being lost. ”
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architect Ricardo ScofidioHe designed the high lines and sheds in New York City, and among many of the high-profile cultural structures in New York and abroad, he died at the age of 89. Diller Scofidio + Renfro With his partner Elizabeth Dillerand architect Charles Renfro. [Dezeen]
Whitney Museum Deputy Director of Curatorial Programs, Adrienne Edwardsdiscussing her exhibition boundary process, and to recent critics Whitney Biennaleis regarded as a “strong opposition to identity”. “The culture of America is very much about the concept of linear progress, and I just think that time doesn’t work that way…we’re back to an era that has never left,” she said. [Cultured Magazine]
New recovery Egon Schiele Nazi paintings robbed from Austrian Jewish performers Fritz Grünbaumfor sale for $4.2 million Christie’s In London, expectations exceeded. [Artnet News]
Small carved stones Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris, a lottery will be drawn from the public to raise funds for the French Religious Heritage Monument. About 50 stones weighing about 800 grams and carved with the facade of the cathedral are too destructive to be used in reconstruction of the building after the 2019 fire. Donations of 40 euros or $43 will be made to enter and the winners will be announced on April 15th (the anniversary of the fire). [DPA]
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Bacon Connection. writing The New York TimesAlex Marshall tells the curious story of his encounter with a certain Barry Joulethey claim to have a bunch of sketches and paintings Francis Bacon He died soon after. Joule helped the artist’s odd jobs and the two became friends. Although the latter seems to be real – there have been photos of them over the years, the authenticity and credibility of the artwork is a heated debate. The artist’s property, on the one hand, denied that it should be taken seriously, but it was not before almost first begging Joule in the late 1990s, handing them over and “becoming a part of the Bacon family.” But, a few months later, they asked him to give them everything or face legal action. He has neither done it, and today there are some museums, such as Pompidoustill showing occasional interest. What seemed more interesting and undisputed in the end was the recording of a series of conversations between Joule and Bacon. Canadian former miscellaneous “with rock mane” tells New York According to Marshall’s interpretation, he plans to “take excerpts to friendly journalists.”
