"Toxic philanthropy" hits architecture and design institutions
The resignation of Joichi Ito for accepting donations from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is the latest in a wave of departures, protests and torn-up sponsorship deals dubbed "toxic philanthropy". His departure follows similar storms at the Design Museum, the Serpentine Galleries and the Whitney Museum.
Ito stepped down this weekend following revelations that he had covered up donations from Epstein, who committed suicide last month while in prison awaiting trail on further sex offence charges.
It is the latest in a string of controversies over funding to architecture, design and arts institutions from organisations and individuals viewed to have made their money through dubious means.
Joichi Ito resigned after taking donations from Epstein. Photo is by Mizuka In July Warren Kanders, vice chair of New York's Whitney Museum, resigned after months of protests over news that security-equipment company Safariland Group, which he owns, supplied tear gas that was used against migrants at the US-Mexico border.
Protests were led by London research group Forensic Architecture, which pulled out of the Whitney Biennial over Kanders' links to the company.
"How do we maintain and support our institutions in ways that don't produce problematic relationships like the one we've just addressed"," Forensic Architecture researcher Robert Trafford told Dezeen at the time.
Yana Peel stepped down from the Serpentine over links to a cybertech firm
In June, the CEO of Lo...
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