Staff at Three Major Museums Vote to Strike
An interview with Alfredo Jaar, a new craft supply lending program at the Brooklyn Public Library, and workers at the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Folk Art Museum vote in favor of a strike.
On Sunday afternoon, while visiting a friend in Sunset Park, the reporter mistakenly took a trip to Atlantic Terminal instead of his usual route. Happily, this detour led him to a whimsical inflatable sculpture named Benji, which is part of a Bulgari-backed installation on the High Line for New York Fashion Week. The piece, featuring a gilded cavatappi shape, caught the attention of many passersby.
Meanwhile, in news from the art world, unionized staff members at the Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and American Folk Art Museum have voted to authorize strike action if fair contract agreements cannot be reached. Additionally, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has begun construction on its forthcoming Tang Wing for modern and contemporary art, designed by Frida Escobedo.
Lastly, the Brooklyn Public Library introduced a new craft supply lending program, aimed at reducing barriers to entry for art and craftmaking in the community.
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