Adam Weinberg
Adam Weinberg stepping down as Whitney Museum director, with chief curator Scott Rothkopf succeeding him
During Weinberg’s tenure, the Whitney built and moved into its new Meatpacking District home, saw attendance increase threefold and navigated a series of scandals
layoffsnews
Whitney lays off 15 more staff members, citing ‘extremely low’ attendance
Museum’s director notes that it may take until 2025 for tourists to return in force to New York
Public artnews
Art world figures protest plan to dismantle sculptural installation in Washington, DC
Arrangement of boulders around reflecting pool on National Geographic Society campus is cited as a landscape art masterpiece
Whitney staff members assail vice chairman’s business tie to tear gas attacks at US border
In a letter, they express “outrage” over a connection to a military and law enforcement supplier