Whitney Museum of American Art
The museum purchased work "outside of the art buying context" and without compensating the artists, according to some whose work the Whitney acquired.
For outsiders like David Wojnarowicz ― working-class, queer, uneducated and HIV-positive ― good manners and politesse were deadly illusions.
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Artist Julia Fox was honored to model for Close. Then, she says, he told her, "Your p***y looks delicious."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The artwork has been hotly debated for years, but its sale signals one thing absolutely: a "very unequal, even obscene distribution of wealth in the world."
As one viewer put it: "What the f**k?"
During #MuseumInstaSwap, institutions are switching accounts and exploring each other's collections.
"It is not acceptable for a white person to transmute Black suffering into profit and fun."
Institutions like the Walker Art Center are recognizing the role they play in educating visitors — whether it's using a canvas or not.