Microsoft’s Ad Agency Asked Artist Shantell Martin to Paint a Black Lives Matter Mural While It Was ‘Still Relevant.’ Her Response Shook the Internet

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Microsoft’s Ad Agency Asked Artist Shantell Martin to Paint a Black Lives Matter Mural While It Was ‘Still Relevant.’ Her Response Shook the Internet

Artist Shantell Martin says the incident is an example of "performative allyship."

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 10, 2020

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The Toledo Museum of Art Walks Back Its ‘Nonpartisan’ Statement on the George Floyd Killing After Protests Erupt at Its Door

The museum "does not have a political stance,” the director originally wrote.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 10, 2020

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Police in the US Have Embraced the Punisher Skull as an Unofficial Logo. Now the Character’s Creator Is Asking Artists of Color to Reclaim It

Gerry Conway doesn't want the Punisher skull to become a symbol of law enforcement.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 10, 2020

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7 Photographers on What It’s Like to Be on the Ground Capturing the Black Lives Matter Protests Across the US, From Boston to Oakland

Photographers have played a crucial role in activist movements throughout history.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020

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Ousted Whitney Trustee Warren Kanders Is Selling Off the Parts of His Company That Manufacture Tear Gas and Other ‘Crowd-Control Solutions’

Kanders and his company Safariland have come under renewed scrutiny.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020

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‘People Are Unaware of Their History’: Why Museums Are Collecting Artifacts From the Black Lives Matter Protests as They’re Happening

Museums are reacting quickly to protests across the country.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 9, 2020

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Donald Trump Put a Fence Around the White House to Keep Demonstrators Away. It Is Now Completely Covered in Protest Art

The fence is designed to keep people at least 600 feet away from the president's residence.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 9, 2020

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Cities Across the US Are Painting Massive Black Lives Matter Slogans on Their Streets, Following in the Footsteps of Washington, DC

Block-spanning text paintings appeared in Oakland, Sacramento, and Raleigh over the weekend.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 8, 2020

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‘It’s Not Their Problem, It’s Mine’: Banksy Reveals a New Painting of the American Flag Burning and Calls on White People to Take Action

The street artist pays tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in his latest work.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2020

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The Mayor of Washington, DC, Just Had ‘Black Lives Matter’ Painted in 35-Foot-Wide Letters on the Protest Route Leading to the White House

The mural abuts Lafayette Park, where Trump ordered the National Guard to forcefully remove protesters earlier this week.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 5, 2020

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The Confederate Memorials in the Center of Richmond, Virginia, Including a 130-Year-Old Statue of Robert E. Lee, Are Coming Down

"That statue has been there for a long time,” said Virginia’s governor. “It was wrong then, and it's wrong now. So we're taking it down.”

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2020

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Germany Continues to Lead the Way in Culture Aid, Doling Out Another €1 Billion to the Sector and Lowering the Tax Rate on Art

But some art organizations say it's not enough and that the aid disregards the situation of artists.

By Kate Brown, Jun 4, 2020

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Artist Titus Kaphar Painted a Black Mother With the Silhouette of a Child for the Cover of TIME Magazine’s Protest Issue

The harrowing image is the second by Kaphar to be used as a cover for the magazine.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2020

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Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Alex Da Corte, and Other Philadelphia Artists Are Selling $300 Prints to Support a Local Bail Fund

The Art for Philadelphia Bail Fund features work made in response to the current uprisings.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 3, 2020

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The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art Have Cut Ties With the City’s Police Department

Museumgoers may not be aware that museums often contract the services of off-duty police officers for security.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 3, 2020