SAIC Places Professor on Leave Over Palestine Case Study; Hockney Dies at 88

Savneet Talwar, who directs the graduate art therapy program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has been placed on leave following her assignment of a case study centered on a queer Arab woman impacted by violence against Palestinian civilians, a move initiated by Provost Martin Berger. In London, renowned artist David Hockney passed away at the age of 88. Meanwhile, Italian arts workers have called for a national strike on June 12 to advocate for improved conditions and express solidarity with Palestine. The New School has laid off 19 faculty members and 68 staff due to a significant $160 million deficit. Additionally, the Phoenix Art Museum has received its largest donation of Native American artworks, and a self-portrait by Clarence Heyward was vandalized at the Houston Museum of African American Culture. The New Museum is set to present the largest survey of Arthur Jafa's work in September.