Art Industry News: Even Grateful Dead Frontman Jerry Garcia Is Now (Posthumously) Getting Into the NFT Market + Other Stories
Plus, the Istanbul Biennial moves to 2022 and Napoleon Bonaparte s personal belongings are going up for auction.
May 6, 2021
Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia with artwork in San Rafael in 1992. (Photo by Vince Maggiora/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Thursday, May 6.
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National Gallery Lays Off Retail Workforce – The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has laid off its entire retail division, amounting to nearly 30 staff members, as it plans to restructure its approach to commerce. Going forward, it plans to fill those positions through a contractor; some former employees will have the option to return to work through the company, but expect to be offered lower pay
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Black Bottom Saints playing cards to celebrate Detroit s Black culture, history
New York Times best-selling author Alice Randall announced that the images of icons with Detroit ties will be featured in a set of playing cards called “Black Bottom Saints,” named after her latest book.
Randall joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and the city’s Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship Director Rochelle Riley for a virtual presentation Saturday afternoon.
The cards will be produced in Detroit, distributed from Detroit and a significant portion of the proceeds is going to be gifted directly back to the city of Detroit,” Randall said.
Randall said Jimmy James Green, who apprenticed under Detroit and Michigan artist Jon Onye Lockard, is designing the back of the cards.