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Dealers Doing Brisk Business at ‘More Intentional’ Fair

Dealers Doing Brisk Business at ‘More Intentional’ Fair

Published by Jenni Sidey

Tears of joy are not the first thing you expect to hear about at art fairs, but that was the order of the day for Tennessee artist Annie Brito Hodgin at Thursday’s VIP preview at the thirteenth edition of Expo Chicago (April 9–12), where she is showing her paintings with Red Arrow Gallery. “It’s the artist’s first time showing outside Nashville and her first time showing at an art fair, and she’s here with us,” gallery director Ashley Layendecker told ARTnews. Raised in a Southern Baptist fundamentalist Christian culture, the artist paints surreal modern interpretations of Biblical passages, populated entirely with versions of herself. “She works out of her kitchen and is raising three children,” Layendecker added.  Related Articles The tears came when it was revealed that one of her paintings went to the Bennett Collection (founded by Steven Alan Bennett and Elaine Melotti Schmidt, retired from careers in corporate law and education), which created a fund to buy works from the fair by women-identifying artists painting women in a realist style; acquisitions will go …

Pritzker Prize Responds to Tom Pritzker’s Epstein Ties

Pritzker Prize Responds to Tom Pritzker’s Epstein Ties

Published by José Betancourt

The Pritzker Architecture Prize issued a statement defending the integrity of its selection process after newly released Jeffrey Epstein files detailed past contact between Tom Pritzker, the director of the foundation behind the award, and the disgraced financier. The statement, released to the New York Times, said the Hyatt Foundation’s role as the prize’s benefactor allows it “to remain assured in the strength of its process and focus entirely on the celebration of architectural excellence.” It also emphasized the jury’s independence: “The jury, composed of internationally respected professionals from a range of disciplines, has always and will continue to conduct its work confidentially and free from external influence.” Related Articles The response comes weeks before the prize is set to announce its next laureate. A spokesperson said the announcement, which typically occurs in the first week of March, would be delayed slightly. According to the files released last month, Pritzker and Epstein frequently corresponded about meals and appointments after Epstein’s 2008 plea deal on sex crimes charges. In one email concerning legal representation for an architect, Pritzker …