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‘TURNED A BLIND EYE’

Ex-Nude Performer Alleges MoMA Failed to Stop Gropers: Suit

The performer claims to have been groped seven times, all by older men, as he stood still without clothes as part of a Marina Abramović exhibit.

Josh Fiallo

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NO REST FOR THE WEARY

Black Artist Gets Booted From MoMA Thanks to White Woman

London-based artist Heather Agyepong said she was enjoying the “Black Power Naps” installation when a white woman entered, laughing, and ended up calling her "aggressive."

Alec Karam

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EXTRADITED

MoMA Stabbing Suspect Brought Back to NYC and Charged

Gary Cabana has already pleaded guilty to arson for setting fire to a Best Western after allegedly committing the stabbings.

Helen Holmes

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‘IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS’

Mondrian Painting Has Been Hanging Upside Down for 75 Years

It may now be too late to hang it the right way up, an expert warned.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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DISTURBING

Artist Says He Was Racially Profiled by NYC Hotel Staff

“It was highly traumatic to be confronted by two older white men who barged into my hotel room unannounced,” Kahlil Robert Irving writes.

Helen Holmes

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BRUTAL

Stab Suspect Rants Over Being ‘Framed and Evicted From MoMA’

Gary Cabana, who is on the run from police after allegedly stabbing two museum employees, is lashing out online.

Corbin Bolies

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DEVELOPING

Man Stabs 2 MoMA Employees After Being Denied Entry: Cops

The New York City Police Department told The Daily Beast that both of the injured women are in stable condition and were taken to a local hospital.

Pilar Melendez

Harlem’s Fashion Row Founder and President Brandice Daniel attends Harlem’s Fashion Row’s prelude to New York Fashion Week on Feb. 5, 2020 ay Sony Hall, New York City.
DRESS TO IMPRESS

Why are Black Designers Missing From Museum Fashion Shows?

“People do not realize how deep Black fashion history is,” says Brandice Daniel, founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row. Now museums are under pressure to exhibit that history fully.

Kristopher Fraser

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POWER TRIP

Strange Timing For Leon Black Ally to Join MoMA Board

One of the scandal-plagued billionaire’s close allies was quietly elected this spring to the boards of both his private-equity firm and MoMA just as he agreed to relinquish power.

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POWER TRIP

MoMA Braces for Showdown Over Epstein Pal Leon Black

Ahead of a crucial board meeting, pressure is building on the private-equity billionaire to resign as chairman of the Museum of Modern Art over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Kate Briquelet

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EXIT PLAN?

MoMA Trustees Ask Billionaire to Resign Over Epstein Ties

Leon Black paid Epstein $158 million for advice after his conviction on sex crimes.

Tracy Connor

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