The institution has been battling against activists for years to not reveal the figures, according to activists this is because they are “embarrassingly low”. In December 2014 Tate was obliged to publish sponsorship sums from 1990-2006, which showed it received between £150,000 and £330,000 a year over the 17-year period – a total of £3.8m. More via The Guardian.
The Broad Museum has announced the acquisition of 29 artworks, thereby adding six new artists to its collection. The acquisitions principally feature work by the Picture Generation including artists Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari, Sherrie Levine and Ericka Beckman. New artists to join the collection include Oscar Murillo, Tauba Auerbach, Jonas Wood and Alex Israel. More via the LA Times.
The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman opened on Saturday in Muscat. The space measures 14,000 square feet and houses around 12,500 artefacts from Oman. The museum was established by a royal decree and aims to preserve cultural heritage and “provide opportunities for cultural expression.” Construction of the museum began in 2010 and hopes to welcome 120,000 visitors in its first year and expand its team of 44 to 90. More via The Art Newspaper.
Creative Time New York has appointed seven new board members under new director Katie Hollander. The new board members are Waris Ahluwalia, artist and actor; Trevor Paglen, artist; Ivana Berendika, jewelry designer; Heather Farrer, entrepreneur and collector; Sofía Hernández, curator; Maura Pally, senior vice president of programs at the Clinton Foundation; and Andrei Tretyakov, venture capitalist. More via Art News.
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August 1 | Tate ordered to reveal BP sponsorship deal details
The Tate Britain has been ordered by an information tribunal to reveal the amount of money it received from oil giant BP from 2007 to 2011.
