Tag: Ties

  • Walker Art Center Severs Ties with Restaurant for Laying Off Workers in Favor of QR Codes

    Cardamom, a beloved restaurant at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, is no more following a controversial decision by the eatery to lay off its front-of-house workers and institute a QR code ordering system. The museum said on Thursday that such a move “does not align with our core values.” “We are committed to creating read more

    Walker Art Center Severs Ties with Restaurant for Laying Off Workers in Favor of QR Codes
  • Bard College to Launch ‘Independent Review’ of President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

    Bard College has launched an “independent review” of its president’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after newly released emails from the Department of Justice revealed close links between the two. The liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, made the announcement in a statement from its board of trustees on Thursday. read more

    Bard College to Launch ‘Independent Review’ of President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
  • Qatar Reveals Details of New Quadrennial, Epstein and SFMOMA Ties Revealed, and More: Morning Links for February 6, 2026

    Happy Friday! Qatar has unveiled ambitious details for its inaugural quadrennial contemporary art exhibition set to coincide with neighboring Frieze Abu Dhabi in November. Fallout from the Epstein saga continues with new revelations of ties to SFMOMA. A small Michelangelo sketch of a foot just sold for a record $27.2 million. The Headlines QATAR’S NEXT read more

    Qatar Reveals Details of New Quadrennial, Epstein and SFMOMA Ties Revealed, and More: Morning Links for February 6, 2026
  • SVA Chair David A. Ross Resigns After Epstein Files Reveal Ties: ‘I’m Still Proud to Call You a Friend’ 

    David A. Ross, a writer and curator who led museums nationwide, resigned on Tuesday from his position as chair of the MFA art practice program at New York’s School of Visual Arts (SVA), a post he had held since 2009, after ARTnews revealed that he makes a number of appearances in the newly released files read more

    SVA Chair David A. Ross Resigns After Epstein Files Reveal Ties: ‘I’m Still Proud to Call You a Friend’