Wet Paint: Artists Rally to Save André Leon Talley From Eviction, Art-World Chef Keith McNally Opens in Miami, & More Art-World Gossip
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March 5, 2021
André Leon Talley attends the front row for Carolina Herrera during New York Fashion Week. Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images.
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If you, like me, have ever wanted to be able to articulate responses to Tara Donovan’s something-extraordinary-from-nothing-special installations that are fitter for intelligent company than, “WTF, how did she do this?!” then Wednesday afternoon presents a golden opportunity.
To provide the high-level context Donovan’s current solo show at Pace’s New York flagship (through March 6) deserves, the gallery will host an online panel discussion between Museum of Contemporary Art Denver curator Nora Abrams, University of Chicago professor and Smart Museum of Art adjunct curator Christine Mehring, and UC Santa Barbara art and architectural history professor Jenni Sorkin. Mark Beasley, curatorial director of Pace Live, will handle moderating duties. Join me on the path to enlightenment.
Israel Museum, Jerusalem Awards 2020 Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography
The $40,000 prize celebrates photography as a leading contemporary cultural medium to cultivate original work in the field.by BWW News Desk
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem has awarded Sara Cwynar as winner of the 2020 Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography. The Canadian artist will receive an award of $40,000 in recognition of her powerful activation of the photographic medium and her original critique of its political histories and to support the research, production, and post-production of a multi-platform video and photography project. Honorable Mentions were also granted to Penelope Umbrico (USA) and Lebohang Kganye (South Africa).