Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Debacle: Reactions of the Protagonists & Antagonists
In their initial responses to last night’s Massachusetts Appeals Court preliminary injunction, neither the Berkshire Museum nor Sotheby’s has explicitly vowed to continue what could be a self-defeating legal fight in the museum’s misguided attempt … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2017-11-11
News Flash: Massachusetts Appeals Court Delays Berkshire Museum Sales
Score one for Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. The Massachusetts Appeals Court tonight granted the preliminary injunction that she had sought to delay the controversial sales at Sotheby’s of works from the Berkshire Museum’s collection. The … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2017-11-10
Working Together in Love and in Hate
David Dorfman Dance at BAM Harvey Theater, November 8-11. David Dorfman Dance in Dorfman’s Aroundtown. (L to R): Aya Wilson, Jasmine Hearn, Nik Owens, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd. Simon Thomas-Train, and Kendra Portier. Photo: Julieta Cervantes … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-11-10
News Flash: Massachusetts Attorney General Files Appeals Court Motion to Enjoin Monday’s Berkshire Museum Sales
Now it gets really interesting. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has just filed a motion for an injunction pending its appeal of the Superior Court decision to allow Berkshire Museum’s art sales this Monday at … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2017-11-10
Soft power and the arts (1/3)
This week saw the release of two major studies in the UK on culture and soft power: Soft Power Today from the British Council and the University of Edinburgh, and The Art of Soft Power … read more
AJBlog: For What it’s WorthPublished 2017-11-10