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Guston, a new book about her father’s life and work, Musa Mayer reflects on the controversial postponement of a major Guston retrospective at four museums. She maintains the institutions pushed back the show out of fear, and that it was a mistake. The “paintings are essentially about white culpability—the culpability of all of us, including himself,” Mayer says. “That is why he referred to some of them as self-portraits. He wasn’t just pointing the finger at others, he was pointing it at himself. What hope is there if artists cannot examine theirselves?” (
Brexit Means College Fees for EU Students Could Increase – Tuition fees for students from the European Union who wish to study in the UK will increase following Brexit. Beginning September 2021, EU students will have to pay the international student tuition for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Institutions are planning scholarships to help EU students offset costs, but they are likely to encounter red tape in getting UK loans and applying for visas. (