"For instance, the Louvre did not own a single video artwork until this year, when Mohamed Bourouissa's piece documenting the Tuileries Garden made its way into the collection. Acquisitions also illustrate networks of power and exchange in the art world. One of Tate Modern's big gets, a stunning Joan Mitchell triptych, came from none other than Miami-based developer and museum founder Jorge Pérez and his wife Darlene."
"Last exhibited publicly when it was created in 1943, this recently discovered watercolor is number 12 of 30 from Jacob Lawrence's Harlem series, portraying vignettes and moments from the New York City neighborhood. Lawrence is best known for The Migration Series (1940-41), an iconic 60-panel work that explores the migration of millions of Black Americans from the South, often considered his chef d'oeuvre."
Museums expanded their collections with notable acquisitions across genres and geographies. The High Museum acquired a recently discovered Jacob Lawrence watercolor from his Harlem series, number 12 of 30, depicting an intimate family scene. The Louvre added its first video artwork, Mohamed Bourouissa's documentation of the Tuileries Garden. Major institutional gains included a Joan Mitchell triptych acquired from Miami collectors Jorge and Darlene Pérez, sprawling Indigenous and Latin American holdings, and a moving tribute to trans and nonbinary life. A Frank Lloyd Wright house joined museum property lists. Acquisitions reflected donor influence and networks of power within the art world.
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