Art In America:
American Folk Art Museum Retreats to Lincoln Center Base
Ai Weiwei Resists Tax Demand
Art News: June 27
Museums are feeling the economic pinch as states cut funding for the arts. In New York, the Brooklyn Museum of Art decided not to host the popular show "Art in the Streets" currently at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles citing financial reasons and El Museo del Barrio was forced to layoff staff this week in an effort to trim 1.1 million dollars from its budget. Moreover the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently raised its suggested admission price to $25. This is the second hike in five years. As the economy continues to stalls, do not be surprise to see higher entrance fees and an end to free days.
Citing Finances, Brooklyn Museum Cancels Plans for Graffiti Art Exhibit
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/nyregion/brooklyn-museum-cancels-controversial-graffiti-art-show.html
Art News: June 14
ARTINFO.com: Picasso's Electrician Indicted for Harboring Allegedly Stolen Cache of the Master's Art
Art News: June 6
ARTINFO.com: A Wild and Crazy Art Scam: Steve Martin Among Those Duped by Germany's Largest-Ever Forgery Ring
Art News: May 26
ARTINFO.com: World Press Photo Closes Beirut Show Rather Than Censor an Israeli Photographer's Work
Art News: May 16
ARTINFO.com: Ai Weiwei Torture Reports Surface and Anish Kapoor Calls for Mass Protest
Art News: May 2 -15, 2011
Although Black History Month is long past, the Archives of American Art have an amazing collection of primary documents from the "Artists of the Harlem Renaissance."
Art in America - Folk Art Museum Show For Venice Canceled
Disembarking: Christina Knight on "Glenn Ligon: America"
Black Women Who Rule the Art Scene
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