""It is depressing to see how you are once again being dragged through the mud. I'm still proud to call you a friend." That's a line from a correspondence between David A. Ross, chair of the MFA art practice program at New York's School of Visual Arts, and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. It's just a snippet of a sickening chain of emails between the two men, revealed with the last release of Epstein files."
"The two also discussed the idea of an exhibition about "girls and boys ages 14-25, where they look nothing like their true ages." Epstein suggested titling it "Statutory." Ross sounded thrilled. The good news is that Ross resigned yesterday from his post at SVA, after pressure from students and alumni. I don't think he'll be missed. Get all the details below."
David A. Ross resigned as chair of the MFA Art Practice Department at the School of Visual Arts after extensive email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became public. The emails include Ross calling Epstein's 2009 sentence "an undeserved punishment" and discussing an exhibition concept about "girls and boys ages 14-25, where they look nothing like their true ages," which Epstein suggested titling "Statutory." Students and alumni pressured the school, prompting Ross's departure after 17 years in the role and a prior tenure as director of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The newsletter also notes related arts coverage and listings.
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