LooseKnitCollective

The return of contested cultural materials. It feels like we are starting to see more and more of these stories. Moving in the right direction. Rarely "easy", never fast, but absolutely essential. “We are really calling this process by a different name: as of a couple of weeks ago, we don’t call it repatriation, we call it rematriation because they are going to return to mother earth, to their mother communities”  - Alicia Bárcena Ibarra #MiPatriaNoSeVende #museums #repatriation #museumcollections #mexico

Computers don't know anything. Until you tell them. AI is nothing more than a multitude of disparate things glommed together. But where do they get all of that data?? Pay for it? Recognize the sources they scrape? Don't be naive. On-line #museum collections could be next. Leaked: the names of more than 16,000 non-consenting artists allegedly used to train Midjourney’s AI

I have heard of selling collections for a number of different reasons. But this one, this one caught me by surprise. Valparaiso University is selling three paintings from their collection to fund.. renovations to a freshman dorm. Putting a bizarre spin on it, "Valparaiso University president Jose D. Padilla said that the plan “is consistent with the donor’s intent in that it will result in more students on campus and more students able to appreciate the art displayed at the university.” The irony is glistening. #museum #donation #museumcollections #museumethics #deedofgift

Absolutely thrilled for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago "Collectors Marilyn and Larry Fields make ‘landmark gift’ of 79 works to MCA Chicago. The gifted works are predominantly by woman-identifying and Bipoc artists, including pieces by Huma Bhabha, Arthur Jafa, Adrian Piper, Jennie C. Jones and Cindy Sherman." #museum #art #artcollector #chicago https://lnkd.in/dHAeyhdW

Well, that's fun. A new Rolls-Royce is not exactly low key. "A German Museum Employee Has Been Caught ‘Shamelessly’ Swapping Original Paintings for Fakes to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle The man is said to have spent the money on a new apartment, wristwatches, and a Rolls-Royce." https://lnkd.in/gPXvkEXp #museums #forgery #Frogs