Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on March 13, 2020

Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, last December, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has upended numerous cities and countries across the globe. Among the various sectors that have been heavily affected is the art worldan industry fueled by perpetual itinerancy as well as social gatherings of mass scale and close proximity. As the public health crisis escalates, art events have shut down, announced postponements, or are carefully trying to trudge forward. Here is a continually refreshed list of major events that have made such decisions due to the virus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic:

[Last updated at 12:44 PM on March 13]

CANCELED EVENTS

Brooklyn Academy of Live Music, New York: Suspended all live programming through March 29.

Lincoln Center, New York: Suspended all programming for the month of March.

LA Art Book Fair:Originally scheduled for April 3April 5.

TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands:Originally scheduled for March 7March 15, the fair opened as planned but called off the event on March 11 after an exhibitor tested positive for the virus.

South by Southwest, Austin, Texas:The thirty-fourth annualfestivalwas originally scheduled for March 1322.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC: All events have been canceled through the end of March.

Yale Architecture:The school announced on March 11 that it is suspending all events and programming through at least April 5.

London Book Fair:Originally scheduled for March 10March 12.

Salon du Livre Paris 2020:Originally scheduled for March 2023.

Tucson Festival of Books, Arizona:Originally scheduled for March 1415.

Jingart, Beijing:Originally scheduled for May 2124.

Art Central Hong Kong:Originally scheduled to take place from March 18March 22.

Art Basel Hong Kong:Originally scheduled for April 3April 5.

RESCHEDULED EVENTS

Art Brussels: Originally scheduled forApril 23April 26, the fair will now take place from June 2528.

SPArte,So Paulo:Originally scheduled for April 15,new dates have yet to be announced.

Affordable Art Fair, Brussels: Originally scheduled for March 2022, new dates have yet to be announced.

Affordable Art Fair, New York: Originally scheduled for March 2629, new dates have yet to be announced.

Eye of the Collector, London: Originally scheduled for May 1316, the inaugural fair will be staged from September 811.

Dallas Art Fair:Originally scheduled forApril 1619, the fair has been moved toOctober 14.

ART COLOGNE:Originally scheduled forApril2326, the fair will now run from November 1922.

Paris Photo New York:Originally scheduled for April 25, new dates to be announced.

Sharjah Art Foundations 2020 March Meeting, UAE:Originally scheduled for March 2123, the event will be postponed until further notice.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, California: Originally scheduled for April 1012 and April 1719, the festival will now take place from October 911 and October 1618.

DRAWING NOW Art Fair, Paris:Originally scheduled for March 2629, the fair has been moved to May 29 through June 1.

Berlin Gallery Weekend:Organizers have downsized the event, which is scheduled for May 13, and has moved large-scale programming to September 1113, coinciding with Berlin Art Week.

The Photography Show and Video Show, Birmingham, UK:Originally scheduled for March 1417, the event will now be held from September 1922.

MiArt, Milan:Originally scheduled for April 1719, the fair will now take place from September 11 to September 13, with a VIP preview day on September 10.

Mlaga Film Festival:Originally scheduled for March 1322, the twenty-third edition of the festival has yet to announce new dates.

Art Paris:Originally scheduled for April 25, the fair has been moved to May 2831.

Venice Architecture Biennale:The opening of the seventeenth edition of the biennial has been pushed back three months; the event will now kick off on August 29 and run until November 29.

Art Dubai:Originally scheduled for March 2528, new dates to be announced.

Lille Art Up!, France:Originally scheduled for March 58, it will now take place June 2528.

Salon del Mobile, Milan:Originally scheduled for April 2126, the exhibition has been moved to June 1621.

Gallery Weekend Beijing:Originally scheduled to take place fromMarch 13March 20, the event will announce whether it will cancel this years edition or reschedule it on March 15.

Design Shanghai Fair:Originally scheduled for March 1215, the fair will now be held from May 2629.

CAFAM Techne Triennial, Beijing:Originally supposed to begin on January 18, the inaugural edition has been suspended.

UNITED STATES: TEMPORARY MUSEUM AND GALLERY CLOSURES

NORTHEAST

Albright-Knox Northland, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.American Folk Art Museum, New York:Closed from March 1331.Brooklyn Museum, New York: Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Center for Italian Modern Art, New York:Closed from March 1331.Chart, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 14.David Zwirner, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Gagosian, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Hauser & Wirth, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13; will receive visitors by appointment only.Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston:Closed for a minimum of fourteen days, beginning March 13.Judd Foundation, New York:Closed for a minimum of four weeks, beginning March 13.Jewish Museum, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Kasmin, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 14.Lehnmann Maupin, New York: Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.MacDowell Colony,Peterborough, New Hampshire: On March 13, the residency program announced that current artists-in-residence will be assisted with early departures; and no new fellows to arrive until the danger of virus transmission is contained.Magazzino Italian Art Foundation, Cold Spring, New York: Closed from March 1226.Mana Contemporary, Jersey City: Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.MassArt Art Museum, Boston: Closed from March 12March 24.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Morgan Library and Museum, New York:Closed from March 13March 30.Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:Closed for a minimum of thirty days, beginning March 13.Museum of Modern Art,MoMA PS1, and MoMA Design Stores, New York:Closed from March 1330.Museum of the City of New York:Closed until further notice,beginning March 13.Neue Galerie, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.New Museum, New York:Closed for a minimum of two-weeks, beginning March 13.New York Historical Society Museum and Libray:Closed from March 1331.Noguchi Museum, New York: Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts: Closed from March 13 until at least April 1.Pace Gallery, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Queens Museum, New York:Closed from March 13March 20.Rhode Island School of Design Museum:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts:Closed until further notice, beginning March 16.Rubin Museum of Art, New York: Closed from March 13March 31.SculptureCenter, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Studio Museum in Harlem, New York: Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.The Drawing Center, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.The Frick Collection, New York: Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.The Shed, New York: Closed March 1230.Van Doren Waxter, New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut: Closed March 13April 15.Whitney Museum of American Art, New York: Closed, beginning at 5 PM on March 13, for a minimum of fourteen days.)

MIDWEST

Mana Contemporary, Chicago:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Closed March 1231.

SOUTH

BallroomMarfa, Texas: Closed March 1231.Chinati, Marfa, Texas: Closed March 1224.Greater Reston Arts Center, Virginia: Closed March 1316.High Museum, Atlanta:Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.Judd Foundation, Marfa, Texas: Closed for a minimum of four weeks, beginning March 13.Mana Contemporary, Miami:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC: Closed from March14April 4.Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and New York:Closed until further notice, beginning March 14.The Gallery at University of Texas at Arlington: Closed until March 22.

WEST

Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles: Closed from March 1231.Burke Museum at the University of Washington, Seattle: Closed from March 1231.Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Frye Art Museum, Seattle:Closed from March 1231.The Getty Center and Villa, Los Angeles and Pacific Palisades: Closed until further notice, beginning March 14.Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13; will receive visitors by appointment only.MoPOP, Seattle:Closed until further notice, beginning March 12.Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles:Closed until further notice, beginning March 13.Oakland Museum of California: Closed from March 1327.Seattle Art Museum and Asian Art Museum: Closedfrom March 1331.The Broad, Los Angeles: Closed from March 1331.Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City: Closed from March 1327.

GLOBAL UPDATES:

Austria - All federal public museums have been closed and will remain shuttered until the end of March. The grand opening of the new Albertina Modernhas also been postponed. As of March 11, the country decided to close schools until April and have implemented border checkstravelers from Italy, the epicenter of the virus in Europe, will not be permitted to enter Austria. On Tuesday, the government banned gatherings of one-hundred people or more.

Canada - As of Wednesday, March 11, Canada reported having just over 100 cases of the coronavirus. The majority of those who tested positive recently traveled to countries with outbreaks. Art Vancouver currently plans to stay on schedule, running April 1619. The contemporary art fair welcomes approximately 10,000 people each year from around the world.

China - While the spread of the coronavirus in China has slowedthe country still has more than 80,000 confirmed casesit is now concerned about the possibility of sparking a new wave of infections from Chinese nationals returning from trips abroad and foreigners traveling to the country. Arts institutions across the mainland remain closed but many have committed their resources to opening online viewing rooms and launching digital exhibitions such as the M Woods Museum in Beijing, which has staged the online showArt Is Still Here: A Hypothetical Show for a Closed Museumcurated by artistic director and chief curator Victor Wang, the show is a long-term visual project that will allow visitors to virtually visit both of its locations over the course of several weeks. According to The Guardian, experts are worried that the state, which has increased mass surveillance in an attempt to contain COVID-19, will not reduce the heightened government scrutiny once the number of cases starts to fall.

Hong Kong -After months of political unrest due to the continuous, large-scale, anti-extradition and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the demonstrators were forced to curb their activism following COVID-19s arrival in the region. The virus led to one of the first major cancelations when Art Basel Hong Kong pulled the plug on its 2020 edition. Earlier today, the fair announced the participants in its new Online Viewing Rooms, which will be live from March 20 to March 25. Hong Kongs public museums have been shuttered since January 29, the same week that China was initiating a lockdown in Wuhan; Sothebys has since relocated its modern and contemporary auctions in Hong Kong to New York, they will take place in April.

France -The country, which has the second highest number of cases in Europe after Italy, is preparing for that number to continue to climb. Gatherings of more than 1,000 people have been prohibited. The outbreak, which reached parliament, has also affected French Culture Minister Franck Riester, who tested positive for the virus on Monday, March 9. While fears of the coronavirus shuttered the Louvre for three days, the institution reopened last week after addressing the staffs safety concerns. It is now going cashless and restricting entry to online ticket holders. Other major museums are still welcoming people, but have capped the number of visitors; theParis Philharmonie, the largest classical music venue in France, has cancelled all upcoming events; and the Paris Opera, which suspended a series of ballets and other performances, is intending to continue to operate by filming programming behind closed doors. Madonna also announced that she has called off the last two dates of her Madame X tour. Cannes Film Festival president, Pierre Lescure, said that the festival, which is supposed to take place from May 1223, will go off as planned. We remain reasonably optimistic in the hope that the peak of the epidemic will be reached at the end of March and that we will breathe a little better in April, he told Le Figaro.[Update:] On March 13, the Louvre and the Muse d Orsayclosed their doors to the public until further notice. The announcements followed new restrictions on public gatherings implemented by the Ministry of Culture. As of Friday, all museums and libraries cannot have more than 100 people in attendance. Those who have already purchased tickets to the Louvre will be reimbursed.

Germany -All cultural institutions in Berlinincluding the Berlinische Galerie, the State Museums of Berlin, and the Volksbhnewill shut down on Friday, March 13, and will remain closed until at least April 19. Art Cologne, which was slated to kick off in the third week of April has been pushed back to November. As of Thursday, the cases in Germany have surpassed 2,000. The German culture minister, Monika Grtters, has pledged financial assistance to arts museums and organizations as well as to artists and arts professionals. Its clear to me that the situation is a massive burden for the cultural and creative sectors and that small institutions and freelance artists could face considerable distress, Grtters said in a statement. I wont leave you in the lurch!

Iran -Of all the countries in the Middle East, Iran has been hit the hardest by COVID-19, with over 9,000 confirmed casesa number surpassed only in China. On March 12, the Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism, Ali-Asghar Mounesan, ordered that all museums be shut down during the countrys new year Nowruz festivals, which begin on March 20 and last a couple of weeks. Museum hours will be severely restricted before then.

Italy - The country currently has the largest number of cases in all of Europe, with more than 12,000 cases as of Thursday, March 12.The Italian government made an unprecedented decision on Monday, March 9, to restrict the movement of 60 million people. Nearly all commercial activity throughout the country has come to a haltsupermarkets and pharmacies remain openbringing the economy to a near standstill. Major museums and historic sites including the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, the Galleria Borghese, the Uffizi, the Fondazione Prada, the Pirelli HangarBicocca, the Palazzo Grassi, and the Punta della Doganaare are closed. According to the Washington Post, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said, Right now the whole world is looking at us, telling Italians to leave their homes only when strictly necessary.

Japan -All Japanese museums are closed until March 17. The crisisreached thearchipelagolast month and continues to deepen, with over 600 confirmed infectees.While its business-as-usual for many Tokyo galleries (including Perrotin, whoseJean-Michel Othoniel show willremain on schedule), Blum & Poes Tokyo outpost decided to postpone its Asuka Anastacia Ogawa and Kenny Schachter openings.Masterpieces From the National Gallery atthe National Museum of Western Art has been delayed until further notice. Whetherthe capitalwillstill hostJulys Summer Olympicsa potential boon to the countrys now-devastated economyremains uncertain, but plans have not changed yet.

Netherlands -In a sudden turnabout, organizers of the annual Dutch TEFAF fair in Maastricht announced on March 11 that it would shut down the event, which commenced on March 7 and was expected to run through March 15. The decision arrived after organizers of the faira premier showcase for Old Masters and a pillar of the local economylearned that an exhibitor had tested positive for COVID-19. On March 12, the country called a ban on gatherings of over 100 people, and Amsterdam museums including the Rijmsmuseum National Gallery and Van Gogh Museum decided to close.

South Korea -South Korea is testing more people for COVID-19 per capita than any other country. Although Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) reported a decline in the number of new coronavirus infections in recent days, galleries and museums, including the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and the National Museum of Korea remain closed until further notice.

Spain - Major museumsincluding the Prado Museum, the Museo Reina Sofia, and the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemiszain Madrid, where the countrys coronavirus is concentrated are closed indefiniately. Other cultural destinations including La Sagrada Familia, the Museu dArt Contemporani de Barcelona, the Picasso Museum, and Fundaci Joan Mir in Barcelona are still open. The citys Park Gell, the Antoni Gauddesigned public park which draws an average of 14,000 visitors a day, is also still open. Contemporary art institutions elsewhere, including Guggenheim Bilbao, are still open and are monitoring the outbreak.

United Arab Emirates -Earlier this month, Art Dubai organizers announced that the international fair would no longer be held on March 2528; new dates havent been decided yet. The fair averages around 28,000 visitors from around the world each year, and will now be downsized to a localized program of yet-to-be-decided talks, shows, and events. Sharjah Art Foundations annual March Meeting will probably not occur in March; organizers said it would reschedule its March 2123 dates. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is still open, despite the Emirates advisory against large crowds. The Middle East currently has over 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, most of them in Iran.

United Kingdom -As of March 12, the BBC reports 596 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the UK. However, unlike in many other affected areas across Europe, major institutions, including the National Gallery, the British Museum, the ICA London, and the Tate Museums remain open as usual, until government guidelines advise otherwise.The Art Newspaper reported on Thursday that one member of the Tate Modern staff is in self-quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. A Tate spokeswoman told the publication that the employee does not work in a front-of-house role and that all areas with which they have come into contact have been deep cleaned. The Photography Show and Video Show in Birmingham, originally slated to run March 14 to March 17, has been postponed until September 2020 (exact dates TBA). At the time of writing, Masterpiece London is slated to go ahead as scheduled from June 25 through July 1.

United States - On Wednesday, March 11, President Donald Trump announced a thirty-day suspension of travel to Europe (with the exception of the UK). The ban, which goes into effect on Friday, March 13, has sent citizens abroad scrambling to book return flights. As of March 12,COVID-19 has sickened more than 1,000 people in the US, and thirty-three people have died. Congress is expected to vote on a sweeping spending aid package on Thursday that will establish a national paid leave program, expand food assistance, and offer free testing for the virus. As of this afternoon, a series of institutions have announced temporary closures, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Shed, the Solomon R. Guggenheim, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; theHarvard Art Museums, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Frye Art Museum in Seattle.

Combating the Coronavirus at Home:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the national public health institute of the United States, advises household members to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak in their communities. Among the steps that should be taken are creating a list of nearby aid organizations, making an emergency contact list, inquiring about workplace action plans, preparing for temporary closures of schools or childcare facilities, and educating ones family on preventative measures.

As of now, the CDC states that the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus, which is spread mainly from person to person, and recommends social distancing. It also urges people to disinfect their homes and to wash their hands with soap and water for at least twenty seconds after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; before eating; and after visiting a public space. If soap and water is not readily available, hand sanitizer with 60 percent or more alcohol can be used as a substitute. If you are sick, stay home and do not go out unless it is to seek medical care. Since facemasks are currently in short supply, the CDC says that only caregivers and people who are already ill need masks.

To learn more about what preventive measures you can take, you can visit the CDCs website here.

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Coronavirus Art-World Tracker: Canceled and Rescheduled Events - Artforum

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