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How Dubious Racism Accusations Brought Down the Guggenheim Museum’s Top Curator

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum in New York canceled a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit because the curator was accused of being racist. The museum brought in investigators and diversity consultants to test the claims that Nancy Spector was presiding over a racist atmosphere. This week, Jonathan Kay talks with Atlantic magazine writer Helen Lewis about this controversy.

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