Although the Met Gala itself was cancelled entirely due to COVID-19, the exhibition that would have served as the theme to the event opened last Wednesday and will run through February 7th, 2021.

Censorship or protection? To vote or not to vote? These are just some of the issues that we will cover today in the slew of stories afflicting the art world and beyond.

Banksy Trademarking Issues,Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Union Square Countdown, Harlem Renaissance at the Nordstrom

9/11 Tribute in Light, The Met hires its first-ever full-time Native American curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem names its ’20-’21 artists-in-residence

The Met and the MoMA Open Back Up, The Whitney Museum Cancels Show After Artists Organize Against It, Banksy Funds Boat Carrying Refugees Across Mediterranean Sea Has Become Stranded, A Monument to Women’s Rights Pioneers Unveiled in Central Park

Justin Mott photo-documents the last of the northern white rhinos, Alison Jacques calls on the art world to disenfranchise Saul Fletcher, Luchita Hurtado dead at 99, Kapwani Kiwanga is a nominee for the Prix Marcel DuChamp

The future of the USPS at stake, New York City’s museums are planning to reopen, the Tribute in Light 9/11 art installation has been saved, the recent Canon setbacks threaten the future of photography

Explosions cause damage to Beirut’s art venues, Steve McQueen’s retrospective extended at the Tate Modern in London, Camera Brand to stop implementing terms like “master” and “slave”, Kodak receives loan from Trump administration

Martin Parr steps down as Artistic Director of the Bristol Photo Festival, In a new gesture by the anonymous figure known as ‘American Artist’ all the artworks on the Whitney Museum’s website have been boarded up, Lithuania donates billboards to help artists sell works, Bleak outlook for Museums