Steve and Katie discuss the recent deaccessioning controversies at the Brooklyn Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Everson Museum of Art in light of the ethical guidelines, new AAMD guidance, and the economic and social climate. They also discuss the recent postponement of the Philip Guston retrospective at the National Gallery, Tate Modern, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts Boston due to its depiction of white nationalism and the criticisms of that decision. Please note there have been developments on all these topics since our recording, so please see the resources links for up to date information. Resources: AAMD: https://aamd.org/for-the-media/press-release/aamd-board-of-trustees-approves-resolution-to-provide-additional https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/aamd-sends-a-warning-note-to-museum-directors-on-deaccessioning Brooklyn Museum: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/arts/design/brooklyn-museum-sale-christies-coronavirus.html https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/brooklyn-museum-steams-ahead-on-deaccessioning https://www.artforum.com/news/brooklyn-museum-continues-deaccessioning-spree-84242 https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2020/10/16/brooklyn-museum-to-sell-monet-miro-degas-and-more-at-sothebys-in-second-deaccesioning-round/ Everson Museum of Art: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-14/syracuse-museum-jackson-pollock-auction https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-art-museum-sells-its-soul-11600808127 https://www.christies.com/features/Expert-view-Jackson-Pollock-Red-Composition-10893-7.aspx https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2020/10/everson-museums-jackson-pollock-painting-sells-for-12-million-at-auction.html https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/to-mirror-and-support-community-everson-museum-board-chair-defends-deaccessioning-of-a-pollock Baltimore Museum of Art: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/arts/design/baltimore-museum-deaccessioning.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts&smtyp=cur https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/baltimore-museum-of-art-deaccessioning-works-sothebys-1234572422/ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/bma-curators-letter-response-to-deaccessioning https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/baltimore-museum-of-art-deaccession-open-letter-1234574032/ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/former-trustees-and-donors-ask-state-to-block-sale-of-three-important-works-by-the-baltimore-museum-of-art https://hyperallergic.com/595171/baltimore-museum-of-art-deaccessions-condemn/?utm_campaign=Daily&utm_content=20201019&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Hyperallergic%20Newsletter https://www.latimes.com/_preview?_cms.db.previewId=00000175-37f8-da10-a57d-b7f976590000&_date= Philip Guston: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philip-guston-postponement-tate-national-gallery-directors-1234572527/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LVXTB30hp2oNz1Vm4P8jpXgg4sIieWNbdaqWqffHcN4/edit https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/national-gallery-postponement-guston-show-klan-images/2020/10/07/a35adb32-0831-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/19/philip-guston-and-the-boundaries-of-art-culture https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/arts/design/philip-guston-retrospective-date.html https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/tate-suspends-senior-curator-over-guston-controversy Additional: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-07/palm-springs-art-museum-deaccession-frankenthaler https://www.artnews.com/feature/most-controversial-museum-deaccessioning-plans-1234575019/