Guggenheim Union Votes to Strike as Guston Show Opens
Workers represented by a union at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan have voted to permit a strike as they reach the sixth month of contract discussions, with job security being a significant concern following last year's layoffs. In another development, Hauser & Wirth in New York is showcasing a new exhibition titled 'Life With P. - Philip Guston: Paintings and Drawings 1964–1978,' which illustrates the late artist's transition from abstraction to a more cartoonish approach, inspired by poets such as Clark Coolidge and supported by his wife, poet Musa McKim. Additionally, research indicates that DNA can endure for thousands of years in cave paintings found in Spain and Portugal, which may help identify ancient artists. Hyperallergic also includes interviews with ballroom figure Andre Mizrahi Clark and academic Jack Halberstam discussing trans theory and architecture.
Key facts
- Guggenheim Museum union workers voted to authorize a strike.
- Contract negotiations have been ongoing for six months.
- Layoffs at the Guggenheim occurred last year.
- Philip Guston exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in New York runs from mid-1960s to 1970s.
- Guston's shift to cartoonish style began after moving to Woodstock, New York in 1968.
- Poet Clark Coolidge collaborated with Guston.
- Musa McKim, Guston's wife, was a poet and key supporter.
- DNA can survive for millennia in cave paintings in Spain and Portugal.
Entities
Artists
- Phillip Guston
- Musa McKim
- Clark Coolidge
- Andre Mizrahi Clark
- Jack Halberstam
- Akiko Stehrenberger
Institutions
- Guggenheim Museum
- Hauser & Wirth
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Woodstock
- Spain
- Portugal