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Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital

Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital   -   Jun 09, 2026 Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee
Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee

The name of Daniel S. Och remains off the list.

Labor and Capital   -   Jun 04, 2026 Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not
Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not

The quiet board-page update comes as MoMA continues to list Leon Black, whose ties to Epstein have drawn years of pressure.

School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 17, 2026 School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen

The college, sold to its alumni society for $1 last year, is projecting an operating deficit of about $18 million.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Jun 17, 2026 School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen
School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen

The college, sold to its alumni society for $1 last year, is projecting an operating deficit of about $18 million.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 09, 2026 Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee
Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee

The name of Daniel S. Och remains off the list.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 04, 2026 Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not
Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not

The quiet board-page update comes as MoMA continues to list Leon Black, whose ties to Epstein have drawn years of pressure.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 04, 2026 Whitney Museum reports more than $1B in net assets after investment gains
Whitney Museum reports more than $1B in net assets after investment gains

This article is part of a new paid-subscriber series examining museum finances, governance and annual disclosures.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   May 15, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition
Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition

The new organizing effort follows an earlier union campaign by security workers at the museum.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   May 15, 2026 Met plans merger with Neue Galerie in major Lauder gift
An exterior view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Apr 23, 2026 Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged
Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged

Five ballots have been challenged, leaving the outcome of the NLRB election unresolved.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Apr 17, 2026 Bloodbath by Beowolff: Artnet editorial staff slashed in mass layoff after Artsy consolidation
Bloodbath by Beowolff: Artnet editorial staff slashed in mass layoff after Artsy consolidation

Beowolff Capital founder Andrew Wolff recently said the company would also lean into artificial intelligence.

by Adam Schrader
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