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Among the top visual arts headlines today: Post Paris protests, the Louvre decides to remove Sackler name from its museum wing; the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announces recipients of Spring 2019 grant for$3.81 million; Tate Directors declare climate emergency in a bid to reduce carbon footprints; The Toronto-based art dealer Katharine Mulherin dies at 54, art world mourns her passing.The Louvre Removes Sackler Family Name from Museum WingParis’ Musee du Louvre has removed the Sackler family name from its museum wing dedicated to eastern or near-eastern antiquities. Known as the Sackler Wing of Oriental Antiques, the museum decided…

Opera Gallery is hosting a group show “The Monaco Masters Show” in its Monegasque exhibition space, on view through August 31, 2019.This exhibition presents high-quality artworks retracing the main trends of the 20th-century into contemporary art practice.According to the press release, Modern Art takes pride of place with paintings by masters including Raoul Dufy, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro. These are presented alongside the greatest masters of the Post-War period, such as Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana, Jean Dubuffet, Hans Hartung ou Pierres Soulages. American Pop Art is also represented with original works by Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann,…

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, has announced Anne Ellegood, senior curator at the Hammer Museum, as its next executive director. She succeeds Elsa Longhauser, who is stepping down from her position after 19 years of leadership and notably oversaw the museum’s transformation from the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) into the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA). Ellegood will assume her new role on September 16, 2019, states the press release. “On behalf of the board of directors and search committee, we are proud to welcome Anne Ellegood as the next executive director of ICA LA. Ellegood…