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Latest News in Black Art: Elvira Dyangani Ose Named Director of Barcelona Museum, Kandis Williams Wins $100K Mohn Prize, Photography Curator Oluremi C. Onabanjo Joins MoMA & More
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Latest News in Black Art: Elvira Dyangani Ose Named Director of Barcelona Museum, Kandis Williams Wins $100K Mohn Prize, Photography Curator Oluremi C. Onabanjo Joins MoMA & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jul 18, 2021 • No Comments
  Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   From left, Elvira Dyangani Ose will head the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona and Oluremi C. Onabanjo is joining the Museum of Modern Art in New York as associate curator of photography in October....
On the Rise: 54 Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in 2020
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On the Rise: 54 Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in 2020

by Victoria L. Valentine on Dec 22, 2020 • 7 Comments
  REGULAR OPERATIONS AT MUSEUMS and cultural institutions were disrupted this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector faced (and continues to contend with) temporary closures, severe financial losses, widespread layoffs, and racial reckonings. Against this backdrop and despite these challenges, dozens of Black curators were appointed to a variety of new posts this...

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