Ms. Carsey, unlike most art museum donors, is not a collector, although she has served as the Hammer’s chairwoman since 2014. “You have to acknowledge that film is art,” Mr. Govan said. “Another few arrive each week,” said the dealer Jeffrey Deitch, who served as director of MOCA and still keeps a home in Los Angeles. “I wouldn’t be able to make my practice work or do the work that I’m doing in New York,” Mr. Sepuya said. “You have to be here to protect your interests, because the artists are here, and they’ll sell with somebody else,” Mr. Govan said.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2018 18:30 UTC