Former CEO at center of fake Basquiats scandal countersues Orlando museum, claiming he is being scapegoated
A former executive director of a Florida museum which was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings is filing counterclaims against the museum.
Florida art museum sues former director over forged Basquiat paintings scheme
A central Florida art museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and others, claiming they were part of a scheme to profit from the sale of the fake artwork.
Orlando Museum of Art organizes exhibition task force following Basquiat FBI raid, director departure
The Orlando Museum of Art announced the organization of an exhibition task force nearly two months after the FBI raided and seized works the museum displayed and claimed were created by Jean-Michele Basquiat.
Restocking photos: Florida woman works to bring Black representation to stock images
GAINESVILLE, Fla. โ Kenya Robinson remembers working on a marketing campaign and searching for a stock image of a Black woman wrapping her hands for kickboxing. With over 18,000 stock photos coming up in her search, she couldnโt find the look she needed. Now sheโs on a mission to restock image databases with photos of visibly Black individuals with BLIXEL:(Re)stock Image Project. โThe whole idea is to address this whole notion of the stock image and kind of the role that it plays and how we might restock that,โ she said. The dream is to one day release a stock image service for companies to subscribe to, and to pay her volunteers and photographers.
Black Theatre Girl Magic helps put women of color in the spotlight
โI looked completely different because they donโt know how to shoot and film women of color, they donโt know how to shoot brown bodies,โ she said. The professional performer says that experience is just one of many barriers Black women have to break through to pursue a career in the arts. From sharing stories with other women online about washed-out headshots, having to dye dance tights to match oneโs skin tone, and discussing hairstyles fit for stage lights came a new community that has evolved today to become the nonprofit Black Theatre Girl Magic. โWe started in 2017 as just a small network for Black and brown performing women in Central Florida. Black Theater Girl Magic (Copyright 2020 by CNN Newsource - All rights reserved.)