Philadelphia Museum of Art Faces $10M Deficit, Lucas Museum Reveals Star Wars Parody

The Philadelphia Museum of Art ended its fiscal year with a $10 million deficit, with the shortfall potentially reaching $16 million in the coming year, drawing from emergency reserves. CEO Daniel H. Weiss aims for a balanced budget within three years but has no concrete plan yet. At Artreview, Michelle Santiago Cortés critiques the aestheticization of research in art, referencing Emily Watlington's upcoming book 'Fables and Forensics'. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at San Diego Comic-Con announced an unaired animated Star Wars parody by Seth Green and George Lucas will debut in its galleries. Nick Catucci convened a discussion on 'vibe shift' and 'cancel culture' with contributors including Katherine Dee, Kat Tenbarge, Scaachi Koul, Parker Molloy, and Sean Monahan. In Baltimore, artist Ham (F. Hambleton Sonnenfeld) protested on a vacant pedestal that once held a sculpture of Roger B. Taney, wearing a Speedo to avoid arrest, aiming to critique the Supreme Court.