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posted by CAA — Oct 17, 2018
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Frédéric Bazille, Young Woman with Peonies, 1870. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, via Artsy
UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation
One of the study’s authors, Chon Noriega, discusses the results and why they are indicative of a widespread problem in the art world. (Hyperallergic)
Seizing the Teachable Moment: Kavanaugh Confirmation
“That’s one of the key reasons for a pop-up approach: to capture energy and guide that power to good ends.” (Inside Higher Ed)
San Francisco Decrees 30 Percent of City’s Public Art to Depict Historical Women
San Francisco unanimously passed an ordinance stipulating that at least 30 percent of the city’s public art must depict nonfictional women. (Artforum)
Collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz Bequeaths More Than 600 Works to the Studio Museum and Duke Ellington School of the Arts
The bequest has been called the largest-ever donation of contemporary artworks by artists of African descent. (artnet News)
I Attended an Academic Conference and Didn’t Go to Any Sessions
We definitely recommend going to sessions. But don’t forget to take advantage of all the resources a conference can offer. (University Affairs)
Rediscovering the Black Muses Erased from Art History
Art historian Denise Murrell’s investigations into the understudied black muses of art history are the subject of her thesis, and now an exhibition. (Artsy)