Curator Elizabeth Ferrer Removes Cesar Chavez Portrait from Exhibition After Assault Allegations

Curator Elizabeth Ferrer removed a 1969 portrait of Cesar Chavez from the exhibition "Chicano Camera Culture" at The Cheech in California after sexual assault allegations against the labor leader emerged in national newspapers. Ferrer, with 35 years of curatorial experience, had never before removed an artwork from an open show. She wrote candidly about the decision in Hyperallergic, describing it as a delicate curatorial calculus and a choice she could live with. Separately, Robert Lugo unveiled a new sculptural series in Madison Square Park, New York, celebrating Puerto Rico and figures like Bad Bunny. The Stonewall National Monument was named one of the most endangered places in the US by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A new Richard Avedon documentary directed by Ron Howard premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving a critical review from Dan Schindel. The newsletter also includes Required Reading, Art Movements covering Larry Gagosian's documentary and Pace Gallery's acquisition of the Brancusi Estate, and an archive piece on Monty Python.