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MoMA Built a House. Then It Disappeared. Now It’s Found.
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
In 1950, the museum exhibited Gregory Ain’s modernist creation. It’s now nestled in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Source: New York Times
Terence Riley, Architectural Force in the Museum World, Dies at 66
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
He was the chief architectural curator at MoMA, overseeing shows and the museum’s massive redesign, then moving on to the Miami art world. Source: New York Times
Whitney Museum Workers Forming Union With U.A.W.
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2021
Like other museums in the city, members of the Whitney staff are organizing with the United Auto Workers. Source: New York Times
From David Hammons, a Tribute to Pier 52 and Lastingness
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
Their artistic paths crossed like ships in the night. But in “Day’s End,” Hammons creates an immortalizing homage to Gordon Matta-Clark and art history. Source: New York Times
The Art Party Circuit Comes Roaring Back at Frieze New York
By Gotham Rex on May 8, 2021
But even Michael R. Bloomberg, whose name graces the building, got stuck outside the Shed until he provided the proper Covid documentation. Source: New York Times
Pamela Kraft, 77, Dies; Arts Magnet and Champion of Indigenous Rights
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
She immersed herself in New York’s creative underground, then shifted to globetrotting activism for decades as the founder of Tribal Link. Source: New York Times
Sculpted in Metal, Stories of History and Identity Take Shape
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Works by Melvin Edwards are celebrated in a survey at City Hall Park in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
An Artist Who Built His Audience by the Side of the Road
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Otis Houston Jr. first attracted attention along a Manhattan highway. Now a gallery is showing his work at a major art fair. Source: New York Times
Patrick O’Connell, 67, Dies; Raised Awareness of AIDS With Art
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
As the founding director of Visual AIDS, he helped develop campaigns including “Day Without Art” and, most notably, the ubiquitous red ribbon. Source: New York Times
Sotheby’s and Phillips Announce Departures and Arrivals
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
The executive turnover in the auction world signals a market shift after the pandemic, an industry expert says. Source: New York Times
Marie-Josée Kravis to Replace Leon Black as MoMA Chair
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
One month after Black, the embattled investor, said he would not stand for re-election, the museum chose its president emerita to replace him. Source: New York Times
Jeff Koons Moves to Pace Gallery
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2021
After years of having his work sold by the Gagosian and Zwirner galleries, the artist aims for a fresh start. Source: New York Times
Allon Schoener, 95, Dies; Curator Caught in Furor Over ‘Harlem’ Show
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
His “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Met museum in 1969 drew protests for not including works by Black artists. But since then it’s been reconsidered. Source: New York Times
Looted Objects From Afghanistan Are Returned
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Thirty-three antiquities were handed over to the Afghan ambassador by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Department of Homeland Security. Source: New York Times