Nothing says "we nailed it" quite like forming a task force to fix your fresh new identity while quietly showing your chief marketing officer the door. Sometimes the most authentic brand move is admitting you got it spectacularly wrong. — Hyperallergic
Because nothing says 'making America great again' like erasing the last time we actually invested in artists. Depression-era public art programs apparently too woke for 2025. Grandma Moses weeps. — Hyperallergic
The "starchitect" was a figment of media attention, drummed up to answer our interest in celebrity, and our exaggerated expectations of what might be achieved without the help of other people. It belongs to a deluded, more decadent age. - Dezeen
Daniel H. Weiss talks about leading the museum (“I believe very strongly in shared governance”) and sorting out the pressing priorities: re-examining the rebrand, erasing the budget deficit, looking at the museum’s physical facilities, and getting everyone’s focus back on the art. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
Paul Dien, the chief marketing officer who oversaw that rebrand, has resigned. New director/CEO Daniel Weiss has set up a task force of staffers and board members to evaluate the rebranding and examine “what works, what doesn’t work, to do some analytical work around that.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
Ten years in, Condo's cooperative model has emerging dealers singing Kumbaya while actually making money. Who knew that playing nice could be the art world's best-kept business secret? — Artnet News
When your culture minister cancels a Palestinian grief exhibition for Venice, you've officially entered the realm where politics trumps artistic integrity. Two scholars aren't having it, calling out the betrayal. — Hyperallergic
Another year, another promise to "redefine" art institutions. But this conversation with curator eunice bélidor and administrator Dejha Carrington might actually cut through the usual reform rhetoric to examine what museums are really for. — Hyperallergic
A massive replica of a birthday note and crude drawing signed with the typed name Donald J. Trump and a “Donald” signature that was part of a 2003 book of birthday wishes for the deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was placed on the National Mall early Monday morning. - Washington Post
“In a complaint issued on Friday, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board accused Snøhetta of illegally dismissing eight employees because they supported the union and ‘engaged in concerted activities’ — that is, collective action — ‘and to discourage employees from engaging in these activities.’” - The New York Times
Meyer Schapiro "was one of the most important figures in the evolution of art history as an academic field. He combined close formal analyses of artworks with an understanding of how style related to social conditions. … He introduced a lot of complexity.” - Washington Post (MSN)
In November, the mayor of Houston said, “Quite frankly I like art, but I like parking at the airport and access and picking up the baggage more than I do art.” - Glasstire
"The exact size of the bargaining unit is still being determined because museum officials challenged the eligibility of more than 100 employees; the union said it could ultimately represent nearly 900 people, about half of the museum’s entire work force.” - The New York Times
