March 12, 2021 at 4:47pm
Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art has hired Lauren Haynes away from her post as curator of contemporary art and director of artist initiatives at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Haynes will step into the role of senior curator at the Durham, North Carolina museum on June 7. Her hiring follows the promotion of Nasher chief curator Trevor Schoonmaker to director of the institution.
“I am thrilled that Lauren is joining our team,” Schoonmaker said in a statement, noting that he first met Haynes in 2008 at “Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool” at the Studio Museum of Harlem, where she worked from 2006. Haynes, who holds a BA in art history with a minor in African American studies from Oberlin College, established herself as an associate curator there with exhibitions such as “Stanley Whitney: Dance the Orange” (2015) and “Alma Thomas” (2016), which she co-organized with S
An exhibition to honor the life of Breonna Taylor and the nationwide struggle for racial justice is coming to Louisville s Speed Art Museum.
Following a year defined by the largest racial justice movement in United States history, the exhibition, titled Promise, Witness, Remembrance, will reflect on the life of Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed by LMPD officers on March 13 during a botched drug raid at her apartment, and the protests that ensued in Louisville for 100-plus days.
Expected to open to the public on April 7 and run through June 6, the exhibit will explore the dualities between a personal, local story and the nation s reflection on the promise, witness, and remembrance of too many Black lives lost to gun violence, according to a news release announcing the planned exhibit.
How the Richest Person in Each State Made Their Fortune
By Paul Feinstein, Stacker News
On 3/11/21 at 6:30 PM EST
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Whether it s a hedge-fund billionaire, tech giant, industrial titan, or someone simply born into the right family, the wealthiest people in every state each have their own stories. In today s political climate, the super-rich have plenty of influence over our political process, from lobbying members of the government and contributing to presidential bids to running ad campaigns in favor of specific causes.
To figure out who s on top of each state s rich list, Forbes tracks groups of billionaires (or centimillionaires in states with no billionaires) and updates their findings annually. Stacker analyzed this data to compile a list of the uber-wealthy and then broke down how each person earned their fortune. This list accounts for individuals wealth as of June 26, 2019, but keep in mind the tides of fortune are always shif
How a Museum Show Honoring Breonna Taylor Is Trying to âGet It Rightâ
An upcoming exhibition brings Black contemporary artists to Louisvilleâs Speed Art Museum to honor Taylor and her legacy. For the curator Allison Glenn, itâs been an intense journey.
Nick Cave, “Unarmed,” 2018, from “Promise, Witness, Remembrance,” an exhibition opening April 7 at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Ky., in honor of Breonna Taylor. Credit.Nick Cave
Published March 11, 2021Updated March 13, 2021
âPromise, Witness, Remembranceâ â an exhibition opening April 7 at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Ky., in honor of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old medical worker killed by police there nearly a year ago â came together fast, yet in a manner âtempered by conversations,â said its curator Allison Glenn.
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