SoCal Art Museum Directors Complain To LAT

Museums Outraged After LA Times Art Critic Is Laid Off
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Jennifer Gross, Paul Kopeikin, and Jori Finkel during LACE 27th Annual Benefit Art Auction - 'Flourish' at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Amy Tierney/WireImage)

Just about every director of a major Southern Californian art museum has signed onto the following letter, which complains about the Los Angeles Times laying off art features reporter Jori Finkel. (Exception: San Diego Museum of Art’s Roxana Velásquez.) The letter just landed in my email, so here it is:

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