In this league, the Mets are from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Houstons sport the singer’s image on their uniforms. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum”
Director of the Guggenheim to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
Richard Armstrong, whose 14-year tenure was shaped by staff complaints of racism, labor issues and a public outcry over a planned offshoot in Abu Dhabi, said he will leave the museum in 2023. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Gets New Chairman, and Second Ever Black Female Trustee
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
The museum’s board will be led by the financier J. Tomilson Hill and joined by the poet Claudia Rankine. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Museum Curators Move to Join a Union
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
The curators, as well as conservators and other staff, are looking to join a local of the United Auto Workers. Source: New York Times
From the Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop in One Improvising Body
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2021
To watch LaTasha Barnes dance is to watch historical distance collapse. Source: New York Times
Museums Are Still Open in New York. Here’s What’s on View (for Now).
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2020
Sanford Biggers, Félix Fénéon and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s history of itself are some of the exhibitions that remain open to the public. Source: New York Times
Catch the Vibe: Club Culture Comes to Life at Lincoln Center
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2020
The choreographer Ephrat Asherie unveils her short film “UnderScored,” which pays homage to the history of the underground scene and its veterans. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim’s Top Curator Is Out as Inquiry Into Basquiat Show Ends
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2020
An independent investigation found no mistreatment of a Black curator, Chaédria LaBouvier, but the chief curator, Nancy Spector, who is white, is leaving after 34 years. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Cuts Staff by 11 Percent Ahead of Reopening
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
The museum announced Wednesday that 24 employees would be laid off and that eight others have taken voluntary separation agreements. Source: New York Times
New York’s Reopened Museums: Where to Go and What to See
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
What you need to know before venturing back out to see art, from safety precautions to the exhibitions still on view. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Approves Diversity Plan After Staff Complaints of Racism
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2020
An expansive effort comes as the museum faces a deficit of $15 million. Source: New York Times
Curators Urge Guggenheim to Fix Culture That ‘Enables Racism’
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A letter to the director, signed by “The Curatorial Department,” outlines steps the museum should take to diversify its staff, board and exhibitions. Source: New York Times
What to Do at Home This Week
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2020
Stroll New York’s Museum Mile from afar, support diverse dance companies and take in some Afro-Latin jazz. Source: New York Times