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Brian Eno, Es Devlin, and Nan Goldin Works to Be Auctioned for Palestinian Aid

Brian Eno, Es Devlin, and Nan Goldin Works to Be Auctioned for Palestinian Aid

Published by José Betancourt

Works by artists including Es Devlin, Brian Eno, Nan Goldin, and Grayson Perry will be auctioned in London later this month to raise funds for humanitarian aid supporting Palestinians. The sale, organized by Choose Love, Gideon Berger Studio, Hope 93 Gallery, and art dealer Zayna Al-Saleh, will benefit the Together For Palestine Fund, which supports Palestinian-led humanitarian organizations, according to the National. The initiative follows the Together For Palestine benefit concert held last year, which raised more than $2.6 million for humanitarian groups. Related Articles Among the works to be offered are Devlin’s Redraw the Edges of Yourself, Perry’s ceramic work Lady With Fireworks, and Goldin’s photograph Holy Sheep, Rathmullan, Ireland. Other artists participating in the sale include Charlie Mackesy, Sarah Ball, Jeremy Deller, Khaled Hourani, Nabil Anani, and Misan Harriman. Deller’s contribution, made with collaborator Ed Hall, is titled The Constant Buzz of a Drone. Proceeds from the auction will support emergency relief efforts in Gaza, including food and water distribution, healthcare services, shelter, mental health support, and programs for children affected by the conflict, according to organizers. The auction will run March 26 through April 9, alongside a public exhibition of the …

Why Is Nan Goldin’s “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” So Important?

Why Is Nan Goldin’s “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” So Important?

Published by José Betancourt

“I don’t ever want to be susceptible to anyone else’s version of my history,” wrote photographer Nan Goldin at the end of her essay for her major photo book The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, first published in 1986. In the 20-plus printings of her debut—and still most celebrated—work, Goldin has never changed the foreword (although she does recontextualize the afterword every decade or so). Goldin also explained in the introduction why the Ballad is dedicated to her older sister, Barbara, who committed suicide when the artist was 11 years old. “I lost the real memory of my sister. I remember my version of her, of the things she said, of the things she meant to me. But I don’t remember the tangible sense of who she was,” Goldin wrote. “I don’t ever want to lose the real memory of anyone again.” Goldin’s insatiable need to document those closest to her and preserve the most intimate and mundane moments of their time together is a thread connecting the hundreds of documentary and snapshot-style photographs that make …

Open Letter Demanding More Curatorial Independence at AGO After Non-Acquisition of Nan Godin Work Collects 500 Signatures

Open Letter Demanding More Curatorial Independence at AGO After Non-Acquisition of Nan Godin Work Collects 500 Signatures

Published by José Betancourt

Since news broke last month that Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) decided against acquiring a new work by Nan Goldin, the fallout has been fierce. The decision, prompted by trustee Judy Schulich, who reportedly branded the Jewish American photographer “antisemitic,” has led to calls for her resignation. It’s also renewed scrutiny of how wealthy donors influence museum governance. Schulich, a major AGO benefactor and executive with the Schulich Foundation, one of Canada’s largest private foundations, is yet to comment publicly. What’s clear is that her intervention played a decisive role in the gallery’s rejection of Goldin’s moving-image work Stendhal Syndrome (2024), a project the AGO had planned to acquire jointly with Vancouver Art Gallery and Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center. The news first surfaced via Toronto-based journalist Samira Mohyeddin on X and was later confirmed by the Globe & Mail, which reported that an unnamed committee member compared Goldin to Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl and called her a “liar” over her advocacy for Palestinians. Related Articles An open letter demanding more transparency and curatorial independence …

Art Gallery of Ontario Trustee Pushed Against Buying Nan Goldin Work

Art Gallery of Ontario Trustee Pushed Against Buying Nan Goldin Work

Published by José Betancourt

A trustee at the Art Gallery of Ontario advised an acquisitions committee at the museum not to acquire a Nan Goldin piece because of the artist’s statements on Israel’s war in Gaza, according to a new report by the Globe and Mail. The same publication previously reported that the museum had sought the acquisition of Stendhal Syndrome, a 2024 video installation that does not address Israel, Palestine, or the conflict in Gaza. The plan was initially to purchase the work in tandem with the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Walker Art Center, which did go through the acquisition, but the AGO bailed out after a collections committee raised concerns about Goldin’s politics. Related Articles The photographer is a vocal advocate of pro-Palestine causes and called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during a 2024 opening at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Goldin, who is Jewish, said that the definition of antisemitism had been “weaponized” and said, “In declaring all criticism of Israel as antisemitic, it makes it harder to define and stop violent hatred against …

SFMOMA Acquires 85 Artworks by Nan Goldin, Ruth Asawa, and Others

SFMOMA Acquires 85 Artworks by Nan Goldin, Ruth Asawa, and Others

Published by José Betancourt

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced the acquisition of some 85 modern and contemporary artworks, from painting and sculpture to new media and photography. Some of the most notable names include Ruth Asawa (whose retrospective, currently at the Museum of Modern Art, debuted at SFMOMA last spring), Nan Goldin, Kay WalkingStick, Yoshitomo Nara, Dorothea Lange, and Eugène Atget. In a statement, SFMOMA director Christopher Bedford noted that all the additions, “whether photographs or paintings, ceramics or fiber, design or digital media . . . demonstrate the relevance of art to better understanding our world and each other.” These new artworks, Bedford says, “will further the museum’s goal of telling a broader and more inclusive story about the art of our time.”  To that end, SFMOMA has acquired several artworks by key Indigenous artists, among them WalkingStick, Raven Chacon, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Cannupa Hanska Luger. Luger’s video Mirror Shield Project: River (The Water Serpent) documents a 2016 performance at a camp site near Standing Rock, North Dakota, involving mirror shields; Chacon’s sound installation …

Granny bags your nan carried have never been cooler – see fashion editor’s tips on nailing ‘grandma style’

Granny bags your nan carried have never been cooler – see fashion editor’s tips on nailing ‘grandma style’

Published by Daniella Wilson

We all know that fast fashion and crazy trends are not for keeps. If you buy something that has ‘fad’ written all over it (hello Labubu), you can be pretty sure that in a year, it will be in the bargain bin. Which is why classic items are always desirable in the fashion world; from tailored pieces to white shirts and sleek silhouettes – these capsule items you invest in now will carry your wardrobe throughout your life. There’s a reason why A-list celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren and even the late Audrey Hepburn still top the style lists – their outfits are chic and timeless. This is where the ‘granny bag’ trend comes to play. © Edward BerthelotBoxy bags that look vintage-esque are big news right now We’ve seen a resurgence of bags from yesteryear becoming seriously trendy right now – bags that look like they originate from another era have never been cooler. You may have noticed that so many fashion brands have resurrected certain pieces of arm candy from their archives – that’s because …