"New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who decisively beat back independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in the election to lead the city earlier this month, has named an arts and culture transition committee. The 28-member group includes curators, art dealers, journalists, and arts and nonprofit administrators. It ranges from Elizabeth Alexander, the president of the Mellon Foundation, which sits on an endowment of $7.7 billion, to Hannah Traore, who launched a 3,000-square-foot gallery on the Lower East Side not four years ago."
"Mamdani gained support from some in the arts community during his campaign. As Artnet News reported, Mamdani was popular among the downtown crowd, with dealer Elyse Derosia cohosting a fundraising event for him ahead of the primary. Artists and creators like Martine Syms, Ser Serpas, and Michael Stipe showed up, per Artnet, which quoted Dean as saying, "I think his platform resonates because most people 'downtown' are feeling the squeeze of a New York City unconcerned with its working class.""
Zohran Mamdani defeated independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and named a 28-member arts and culture transition committee. The committee comprises curators, art dealers, journalists, and arts and nonprofit administrators. Members span high-profile institutional figures and emerging local operators, from Elizabeth Alexander of the Mellon Foundation to Hannah Traore, a recent Lower East Side gallery founder. Notable committee members include Kimberly Drew, Ruba Katrib, Legacy Russell, and former city cultural affairs commissioner Gonzalo Casals. Mamdani drew visible support from downtown arts figures, with fundraising events and appearances by artists such as Martine Syms, Ser Serpas, and Michael Stipe, and many in the art world publicly celebrated his victory.
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