This Week in the Art World: Tensions come to a boil on the ongoing Sackler controversy, a disrupted Whitney Biennial, climate change and the Sotheby’s acquisition As the Artvisor HQ braces for the upcoming heatwave about to hit London, we are pleased as always to run you through the biggest news stories of the art world this week. In October 2017, Esquire and The New Yorker published critical articles outlining connections among Purdue Pharma, the larger Sackler family and Oxycontin's role in the opioid crisis. The Metropolitan Museum of Art said on Wednesday that it would stop accepting gifts from members of the Sackler family linked to the maker of OxyContin, severing ties between one of the world’s most prestigious museums and one of its most prolific philanthropic dynasties. Elizabeth Sackler, benefactor of her namesake Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, called her family’s role in the opioid epidemic “morally abhorrent” in a … (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The gallery has reportedly mulled the donation for over a year, as the opioid controversy engulfed the Sackler family, which financially benefits from the pharmaceutical company built by … (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Harvard's startling Sackler. 23-July 1, 2007, a show of 100 artists from over 50 countries, organized by Sackler Center curator … The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. Elizabeth Sackler, benefactor of her namesake Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, called her family’s role in the opioid epidemic “morally abhorrent” in a … Harvard University has drawn similar controversy for its Arthur M. Sackler Museum, one of three Harvard Art Museums, which is named for the third Sackler brother. Last month the Met issued a statement saying the Sackler family has been connected with the museum for more than a half-century, decades before the opioid crisis. Ten former staff and board members of the world’s largest museum complex have urged executives to address an alleged long-standing “culture of racism” at its museum of African art. According to Jean-Luc Martinez, the museum’s president, the Louvre holds a 20-year policy for named galleries. It’s easy to walk into the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Auditorium in the Freer Gallery without giving the bronze bust of Mrs. Meyer in the entryway a second thought. She addressed the controversy at the preview of her exhibition at London’s Serpentine Sackler Gallery on Wednesday. The Smithsonian released a statement addressing the controversy, asserting that the Sackler Gallery was named in 1987 for Arthur Sackler in recognition of his foundation’s gift of “an unparalleled collection of Asian art and a financial contribution toward construction of the building.” The powerful pharmaceutical family owns Purdue … The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. In 2011, Purdue Pharma donated $500,000 to a foundation named after Elizabeth’s uncle Mortimer, and the foundation gave the same amount to the Brooklyn Museum for the Sackler … The American-born billionaire founded Purdue Pharma, the developer of the opioid painkiller OxyContin, a … View Museum and Controversy.docx from HISTORY MISC at Boston University. The name and references to it, such as ‘The Sackler Wing,’ have also been removed from the museum’s website. It has an incredible collection, based on donations by Arthur M. Sackler. (Jillian Sackler, the wife of the late Arthur Sackler, has maintained that their donations were not funded by the production, distribution or sale of OxyContin.) The ongoing dispute over Sackler funding is part of a larger debate tearing through the museum world: Under what circumstances should a museum reject funding from a potential sponsor? Arthur M. Sackler Gallery A ewer made of glazed stoneware and thought to have originated in China's Henan province between the years 825 … On Wednesday, the National Portrait Gallery and the Sackler Trust issued a joint statement saying they have decided not to proceed with a … In February, for example, protesters entered the Guggenheim Museum in New York and demanded that the museum remove the Sackler name from one of its wings. The Brooklyn Museum has set the opening of its new Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, slated to debut with "Global Feminisms," Mar. The Sackler Gallery is a museum of Asian art in Washington DC that is part of the Smithsonian. The recent public outcry is not the first time Harvard has faced criticism for its connection to the Sackler family. The Sackler family controversy is just one of many cases of questionable funding for major cultural institutions. Even … Richard Sackler, son of Raymond, comes across as a particularly heartless individual. Paris's Louvre Museum has become the first major cultural institution to remove the Sackler family name from its premises after protests against the family blamed for the deadly opioid crisis in the United States. Arthur Mitchell Sackler (August 22, 1913 – May 26, 1987) was an American psychiatrist and marketer of pharmaceuticals whose fortune originated in medical advertising and trade publications. The Sackler Trust has suspended new charitable donations in the UK amid claims the Sackler family fortune is linked to the opioid crisis in the US. Chris Dercon Is Forced Out of Berlin. Monaco announced in an email to the Tufts community that Donald K. Stern, former U.S. Attorney for the District of … The Metropolitan Museum of Art said on Wednesday that it would stop accepting gifts from members of the Sackler family linked to the maker … The Louvre has removed the name of the Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, from the walls of one of its wings amid a growing scandal … By Stephanie K. Clifford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER. The Sackler name is on a number of institutions, including this wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Timed-entry passes will not be required. PARIS, France — The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the … It highlights how philanthropy and reputation can clash. A centerpiece of the center's collection is Judy Chicago 's installation of her work, The Dinner Party , which is located at the Brooklyn Museum. (MENAFN - AFP) The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the … More than 30 students, faculty, and members of the public gathered at Harvard’s Arthur M. Sackler Museum Friday to commemorate a new art … Paris (AFP) – The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. Y ou could say that the times of museum unrest began in 2017, with the controversy over Dana Schutz ’s painting of Emmett Till, Open Casket (2016), … Louvre removes Sackler name amid controversy over opioid crisis. Challenge was to fit museum into `architectural zoo'. Tufts University President Anthony Monaco responded Monday to mounting pressure from the Tufts community to cut ties with Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Sackler family, the makers of OxyContin accused of drug pushing and jumpstarting the opioid epidemic. … Nevertheless, his life—and especially his collecting practices—were not without controversy. The surprise protest took place in the museum’s porcelain-tiled Sackler Courtyard, which was unveiled in 2017 and funded with a £2 million (~$2.6 million) donation from the Sackler family. The university declines to comment as pressure grows — especially in the United States — on institutions to remove the name of the U.S. pharmaceutical family from their buildings It has an incredible collection, based on donations by Arthur M. Sackler. The Louvre Museum in Paris took a bold step in an ongoing art world controversy by removing the name of the Sackler family from a gallery that … Arthur M. Sackler died in 1987. The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of … The Hippocratic Oath seemed not to apply. Artist Hito Steyerl joined the growing number of critics, cultural workers, and institutions denouncing Sackler arts sponsorship. In 2007, she founded the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the first museum center devoted to female artists and feminist art, located at the Brooklyn Museum. A federal bankruptcy judge approved a controversial $8.3 billion settlement late Tuesday between Purdue Pharma and the Department of Justice. The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. The Dinner Party, an important icon of 1970s feminist art and a milestone in twentieth-century art, is presented as the centerpiece around which the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is organized.The Dinner Party comprises a massive ceremonial banquet, arranged on a triangular table with a total of thirty-nine place settings, each commemorating an important woman from history. PARIS - The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of … The building, which opened in 1985, is home to Harvard’s History of Art and Architecture Department and its Media Slide Library. It’s easy to walk into the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Auditorium in the Freer Gallery without giving the bronze bust of Mrs. Meyer in the entryway a second thought. The debate over the Sackler family’s cultural philanthropy is another controversy that began stirring in late 2018, but remained at the fringes of the cultural conversation until it became impossible to ignore this year. It highlights how philanthropy and reputation can clash. Arthur M. Sackler died in 1987. Art historian Chris Dercon has enjoyed an illustrious career, … Claire Douglas, a student of American studies and studio art at Occidental College, was a summer intern in the American art department at Freer|Sackler. 1 Museum and Controversy Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Professor's Name Date 2 Museum and Sackler Name Is Everywhere at Tel Aviv U., but Not the Opioid Controversy Plaguing the Family . The Sackler Trust has suspended new charitable donations in the UK amid claims the Sackler family fortune is linked to the opioid crisis in the US. The newly installed Sackler Courtyard at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is one of the most glittering places in the developed world. But the charged feminist content of the work is welcomed by The Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, which seeks to raise awareness of women’s cultural contributions. The trust has given £5.5m to the Serpentine Galleries, £2.5m to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), £1.5m to the Design Museum, £4.65m to The Tate for escalators and its Sackler Gallery… The controversy relates to the Trust's original backer and namesake, Raymond Sackler. New York’s Met says no to billionaire Sackler family money amid opioid scandal Meet the Sacklers: the family feuding over blame for the opioid crisis Temple of Dendur Egyptian art at the Sackler Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Sackler-Berner made no mention of Librium, Valium, or MS Contin, but he added, “Given the current controversy surrounding OxyContin, I appreciate your clarifying the matter.” PARIS, France - The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. The Louvre museum in Paris removes the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of … Controversy about a wealthy US family's contributions to art galleries and other organizations continues. PARIS: The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of … PARIS, France - The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. The Sackler name is on a number of institutions, including this wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Sackler name is everywhere at Tel Aviv U., but not the opioid controversy plaguing the family Sackler family contributions to the Met go back about 50 years, according to The Times. Serpentine drops Sackler name from gallery following US opioid crisis controversy. Museum-orama: Smithsonian Leaks, British Deaccession Debate, Seattle Public Art Controversy, Joe Thompson and Richard Prince in Radio Interviews October 1, 2007 by CultureGrrl Temporary Fix for Leaking Skylight Over the Museum of African Art, from the GAO Report The museums … In response, Elizabeth Sackler claimed that neither she, nor her children, “benefited in any way” from the sale of Oxycontin or ever held shares in Purdue Pharma. The Sackler brothers were vague and shadowy about what they did, aiming to preserve the good name of their family, as well as to keep pushing product even as they were presented with evidence of what it did. As recently as last year, eight Sacklers sat on Purdue’s board. But recently, as the human toll of the addiction crisis has become evident — in large part, investigators complain, because the dangers of addiction to OxyContin were downplayed or kept hidden — the Sackler name has become synonymous with controversy. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery was built next door in 1987, after Sackler donated 1,000 objects and $4 million for a museum to house them. “The Met is … Elizabeth Ann Sackler (born February 19, 1948) is an American public historian, arts activist, and the daughter of Arthur M. Sackler.She is the founder of the American Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation and the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. The Freer Gallery of Art will reopen on July 16. A spokeswoman for the gallery told The Art Newspaper that the decision had nothing to do with the controversy engulfing the Sacklers, but is instead part of a ‘rebranding’ process: ‘We recently introduced new way-finding terminology to help visitors distinguish between the two galleries’. The Sackler family is being shunned by high society over their alleged role in the opioid crisis. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will remain temporarily closed until November for exhibition construction. “The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum received a total of $7 million in gifts from members of the Mortimer D. Sackler family initiated in 1995 and paid out … The Sacklers have made a fortune from OxyContin, the painkiller blamed for sparking the deadly opioid crisis. "Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's Filthy Lucre" is on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, adjacent to the Freer Gallery (home of … London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has decided against accepting a £1m grant from the Sackler Trust, following growing controversy over the damaging medical impact of … He was also a philanthropist and art collector. Extensive protests against BP’s funding of museums like the Tate in 2016 ended a 26-year-long sponsorship for the British fine art museum. Harvard Art Museums Involved in Documentation Controversy Some pieces may have come from disreputable dealers. Sackler family erased suicide of drug-addled heir, new book reveals. 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