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Mass Cuts at Pace Gallery
The mega gallery cuts 100 workers and artists. Plus, a terrible movie about Kate Moss and Lucian Freud, and honoring the giant behind “Persepolis.”
Workers and artists at Pace Gallery were having a beer in celebration of the Knicks’ historic finals win, or just waking up yesterday morning, when they heard the news via friends, coworkers, even push notifications. The mega gallery is laying off 50 workers and cutting 50 artists from its roster. That’s about a fifth of its staff and a third of its artists. CEO Marc Glimcher calls it a “model correction”; I call it workers and artists once again paying for the boardroom’s bad bets.
If you need an escape into a different but possibly equally stupid world, go see Moss & Freud, about supermodel Kate Moss and painter Lucian Freud’s tumultuous artist-muse relationship, filled with gems of dialogue like “paintings are very meaningful.” Better yet, read Eileen G’Sell’s wickedly entertaining review — I can promise you, it’s better than the movie.
Also today, we honor Marjane Satrapi, the comic artist behind Persepolis, about growing up during and after the Islamic Revolution, who passed away at 56. Her work is a lesson in the expressive and empathetic potential of drawing — and a reminder of why we in the art world do what we do, despite it all.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
Pace Cuts 50 Workers and 50 Artists, Citing a “Broken” Gallery Model
Just years after inaugurating its $100 million flagship building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and positioning itself as a leader in the crypto art space, Pace Gallery has cut 50 artists from its roster and laid off 50 staff members in what CEO Marc Glimcher characterized as a “model correction.”
In a statement shared with Hyperallergic, Glimcher claimed that “the current gallery model isn’t only broken, it’s unfixable.” | Valentina Di Liscia and Rhea Nayyar
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Obituary
Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director, and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, has died at 56. An outspoken critic of the Iranian government, Satrapi helped bring the experiences of modern Iran to a global audience.
Read More
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print
On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
Learn more
From Our Critics
The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing
An exhibition at The Getty gave me the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in my own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well. | Nereya Otieno
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The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over
In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women. | Eileen G’Sell
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A Kind of Paradise: Reclaiming Colonial-Era Photography Through Contemporary Art
At Museum Rietberg, 20 global artists transform colonial photographs into new narratives of memory, identity, and resistance.
Learn more
Community
Required Reading
This week: Esperanto on Duolingo, a Black Panther Party stud grandma, Arsenal and Africa, queer fish, the secret leftist history of Renaissance faires, and more.
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Art Movements: Meet MoMA’s New Photo Chief
Makeda Best is joining MoMA as chief curator of Photography, the Asian Cultural Council awards $1.6M in grants to artists, and at least one sector of the art market is hot as hell.
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From the Archive
Katy Hessel Kicks Men Out of the Western Art Canon
After reading “The Story of Art Without Men,” educators may aspire to redesign their art history surveys and syllabi — and trade some Picassos for Gegos. | Nageen Shaikh
Read More
Daily Newsletter
Mass Cuts at Pace Gallery
The mega gallery cuts 100 workers and artists. Plus, a terrible movie about Kate Moss and Lucian Freud, and honoring the giant behind “Persepolis.”
Workers and artists at Pace Gallery were having a beer in celebration of the Knicks’ historic finals win, or just waking up yesterday morning, when they heard the news via friends, coworkers, even push notifications. The mega gallery is laying off 50 workers and cutting 50 artists from its roster. That’s about a fifth of its staff and a third of its artists. CEO Marc Glimcher calls it a “model correction”; I call it workers and artists once again paying for the boardroom’s bad bets.
If you need an escape into a different but possibly equally stupid world, go see Moss & Freud, about supermodel Kate Moss and painter Lucian Freud’s tumultuous artist-muse relationship, filled with gems of dialogue like “paintings are very meaningful.” Better yet, read Eileen G’Sell’s wickedly entertaining review — I can promise you, it’s better than the movie.
Also today, we honor Marjane Satrapi, the comic artist behind Persepolis, about growing up during and after the Islamic Revolution, who passed away at 56. Her work is a lesson in the expressive and empathetic potential of drawing — and a reminder of why we in the art world do what we do, despite it all.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
Pace Cuts 50 Workers and 50 Artists, Citing a “Broken” Gallery Model
Just years after inaugurating its $100 million flagship building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and positioning itself as a leader in the crypto art space, Pace Gallery has cut 50 artists from its roster and laid off 50 staff members in what CEO Marc Glimcher characterized as a “model correction.”
In a statement shared with Hyperallergic, Glimcher claimed that “the current gallery model isn’t only broken, it’s unfixable.” | Valentina Di Liscia and Rhea Nayyar
Read More
Obituary
Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director, and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, has died at 56. An outspoken critic of the Iranian government, Satrapi helped bring the experiences of modern Iran to a global audience.
Read More
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print
On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
Learn more
From Our Critics
The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing
An exhibition at The Getty gave me the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in my own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well. | Nereya Otieno
Read More
The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over
In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women. | Eileen G’Sell
Read More
A Kind of Paradise: Reclaiming Colonial-Era Photography Through Contemporary Art
At Museum Rietberg, 20 global artists transform colonial photographs into new narratives of memory, identity, and resistance.
Learn more
Community
Required Reading
This week: Esperanto on Duolingo, a Black Panther Party stud grandma, Arsenal and Africa, queer fish, the secret leftist history of Renaissance faires, and more.
Read More
Art Movements: Meet MoMA’s New Photo Chief
Makeda Best is joining MoMA as chief curator of Photography, the Asian Cultural Council awards $1.6M in grants to artists, and at least one sector of the art market is hot as hell.
Read More
From the Archive
Katy Hessel Kicks Men Out of the Western Art Canon
After reading “The Story of Art Without Men,” educators may aspire to redesign their art history surveys and syllabi — and trade some Picassos for Gegos. | Nageen Shaikh
Read More
Workers and artists at Pace Gallery were having a beer in celebration of the Knicks’ historic finals win, or just waking up yesterday morning, when they heard the news via friends, coworkers, even push notifications. The mega gallery is laying off 50 workers and cutting 50 artists from its roster. That’s about a fifth of its staff and a third of its artists. CEO Marc Glimcher calls it a “model correction”; I call it workers and artists once again paying for the boardroom’s bad bets.
If you need an escape into a different but possibly equally stupid world, go see Moss & Freud, about supermodel Kate Moss and painter Lucian Freud’s tumultuous artist-muse relationship, filled with gems of dialogue like “paintings are very meaningful.” Better yet, read Eileen G’Sell’s wickedly entertaining review — I can promise you, it’s better than the movie.
Also today, we honor Marjane Satrapi, the comic artist behind Persepolis, about growing up during and after the Islamic Revolution, who passed away at 56. Her work is a lesson in the expressive and empathetic potential of drawing — and a reminder of why we in the art world do what we do, despite it all.
—Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
Pace Cuts 50 Workers and 50 Artists, Citing a “Broken” Gallery Model
Just years after inaugurating its $100 million flagship building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and positioning itself as a leader in the crypto art space, Pace Gallery has cut 50 artists from its roster and laid off 50 staff members in what CEO Marc Glimcher characterized as a “model correction.”
In a statement shared with Hyperallergic, Glimcher claimed that “the current gallery model isn’t only broken, it’s unfixable.” | Valentina Di Liscia and Rhea Nayyar
Read More
Obituary
Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director, and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, has died at 56. An outspoken critic of the Iranian government, Satrapi helped bring the experiences of modern Iran to a global audience.
Read More
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print
On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
Learn more
From Our Critics
The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing
An exhibition at The Getty gave me the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in my own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well. | Nereya Otieno
Read More
The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over
In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women. | Eileen G’Sell
Read More
A Kind of Paradise: Reclaiming Colonial-Era Photography Through Contemporary Art
At Museum Rietberg, 20 global artists transform colonial photographs into new narratives of memory, identity, and resistance.
Learn more
Community
Required Reading
This week: Esperanto on Duolingo, a Black Panther Party stud grandma, Arsenal and Africa, queer fish, the secret leftist history of Renaissance faires, and more.
Read More
Art Movements: Meet MoMA’s New Photo Chief
Makeda Best is joining MoMA as chief curator of Photography, the Asian Cultural Council awards $1.6M in grants to artists, and at least one sector of the art market is hot as hell.
Read More
From the Archive
Katy Hessel Kicks Men Out of the Western Art Canon
After reading “The Story of Art Without Men,” educators may aspire to redesign their art history surveys and syllabi — and trade some Picassos for Gegos. | Nageen Shaikh
Read More
Divination, Mark Making, Boxing, & Drawing: “Tracey Rose” at Ruby City
Opening June 6 in San Antonio, Texas, “Tracey Rose” offers viewers an intimate look at the artist’s groundbreaking multidisciplinary practice including performance and drawings.
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print
On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
Announcing the 2026 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows
Designed to support mid-career Minnesota artists, the fellowship provides each recipient with a $25,000 stipend, professional development, a residency, and more.
Open Call: The 7th VH AWARD for Media Artists Engaged with the Context of Asia
Supporting media artists with production grants, global exhibitions, and an expanded online residency with Ars Electronica.
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