“Why is a Jackson Pollock painting, and its sale at auction, so significant?” 

Sharif Bey, dual associate professor in arts education, teaching and leadership in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education, was quoted by syracuse.com for the story “Why is a Jackson Pollock painting, and its sale at auction, so significant?” The Everson Museum in downtown Syracuse plans to auction off one of its most famous pieces, Jackson Pollock’s “Red Composition”, to bring in revenue to feature more “artists of color, women artists and other underrepresented creators.” Bey says the sale is a positive choice, as it could help validate other artists of color who were working at the same time as Pollock. “Institutions are seeing this now, so hopefully it will have an impact or a ripple effect on more institutions,” says Bey.