Former Ringling Trustees Decry “Catastrophic” Proposal to Transfer Museum

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis wants to hand the institution over to the New College of Florida, which has recently undergone a significant right-wing transformation.

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis wants to hand the institution over to the New College of Florida, which has recently undergone a significant right-wing transformation.

The $6.1 million artwork by Maurizio Cattelan was stolen from the Blenheim Palace in England in September 2019.

After two bankruptcy filings, the beloved fabric and art supplies company was acquired by a retail liquidator that will cease all operations.

The museum’s unions are protesting the sweeping staff cuts that impacted 47 employees after the institution announced a $10M budget deficit.

The artist sits down with Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian and critic John Yau to discuss his work, which brings together Guston’s notorious KKK figures with his own host of comic characters to confront white supremacy.