Studio Museum in Harlem
Why endow a museum wing when you can fund archives? Hauser & Wirth Institute gives $700,000 in grants to preserving historical records
Newly announced funding for the Studio Museum in Harlem and Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute follow 2021 grants to small nonprofits in Chicago, British Columbia and Hong Kong
Archive of James Van Der Zee, once-ignored chronicler of Harlem, acquired by the Met
Lifelong documenter of Harlem is the first Black photographer to have entire archive acquired by the New York museum
Rockefeller Brothers Fund plans $1.5m in grants to help New York museums promote diverse artists
Financial aid will help eight institutions “disrupt dominant narratives” and “build back a more equitable culture” after Covid lockdown
Torkwase Dyson wins Studio Museum’s Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize
She is the fourteenth artist to win the award, joining a roster including Simone Leigh, Leslie Hewitt, and Lorna Simpson.
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From righteous indignation to interactive play
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s new home is grounded in the neighbourhood
Construction will launch next year on the David Adjaye-designed building, due to open in 2021
An analysis of the mission statements of leading US art museums exposes collective search for purpose
The words chosen by directors reflect a desire to quash ambiguity and carve out their space in the contemporary art landscape