Museums – Page 16

Museum at FIT Tells the Story of the African Diaspora Through Its Fashions

By examining the work of designers of African descent, a new exhibition in Manhattan finds common threads and, more interestingly, divergences.

By Sandra E. Garcia

Art Content Type: Personal Profile Guadalajara (Mexico) Immigration and Emigration Mayorga, Yvette Mexican-Americans Museo de Arte de Zapopan Museums The Golden Cage (Exhibit)

Yvette Mayorga Bakes Family History Into Her Show ‘The Golden Cage’

This Mexican American artist, whose favorite tool is a pastry bag, explores her parents’ journey and her own identity in “The Golden Cage,” a show in Guadalajara.

By Ray Mark Rinaldi

Art Content Type: Personal Profile Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Germany Haacke, Hans Museum of Modern Art Museums New York City Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich tdesign2024

Why Are Museums So Afraid of Hans Haacke?

As cultural institutions face an existential crisis over who funds them and how, the 88-year-old artist Hans Haacke is still making curators and collectors clutch their pearls.

By M.H. Miller

Butterflies and Moths Chan, Wallace (1956- ) Jewels and Jewelry Museums Shanghai (China) Shanghai Museum

50 Years of Wallace Chan’s Jewelry Is on Display in Shanghai

“I am a bit reluctant to call this a retrospective,” the designer says, “because I have many more years to create.”

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