Art News Analysis: March 2021

EPISODE 8 of ‘All About Art’: March Art News Analysis

This episode covers various news articles and developments in the arts that took place in MARCH 2021!

Articles discussed within this episode:

• Banksy confirms escaping prisoner artwork at Reading Prison: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-56243680
• World Health Organization joins art world to launch global campaign confronting mental health toll of pandemic: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/who-healing-arts-mental-health-campaign
• Berlin Museum Won’t Show Benin Bronzes: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/humboldt-forum-benin-bronzes-return-process-1234587480/
• Serpentine Galleries Nixes Sackler Name: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/serpentine-galleries-removes-sackler-name-1234587824/
• BP and Tate Sponsorship Ending (old article from 2016): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/11/bp-to-end-tate-sponsorship-climate-protests
• Leon Black to Step Down as MoMA Chairman: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/arts/design/leon-black-moma-chairman.html?referringSource=articleShare
• Archaeologists Find 3,200-Year-Old Mural in Peru, Shedding New Light on Pre-Columbian Culture: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/knife-wielding-spider-god-mural-found-at-ancient-peruvian-temple
  

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I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London, and am currently continuing my education at Goldsmiths University with an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy. My specializations include contemporary art, specifically feminism, technology, and artificial intelligence in artistic practice.

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