Politics How Have Artists Shaped Previous Protest Movements? 7 Historians on How the Past Can Help Us Understand the Present We asked historians to weigh in on the role that artists have played in past instances of social, economic, and cultural unrest. By Artnet News, Jun 15, 2020
Opinion Protesters Are Taking Down Monuments Across Europe. So Why Is Germany Redoubling Its Commitment to Conservative Symbolism? The installation of a cross atop Berlin's Humboldt Forum stands in stark contrast to other actions around the world. By Kate Brown, Jun 15, 2020
Politics Boris Johnson Says He Will Defend Winston Churchill’s Statue ‘With Every Breath in My Body’ as the Battle Over the UK’s Memorials Intensifies The British Prime Minister also called for more monuments celebrating Black Britons. By Naomi Rea, Jun 15, 2020
Politics Five Activists Were Arrested After Trying to Seize a 19th-Century Artifact From Paris’s Quai Branly Museum and Return It to Africa The activists, who filmed a video of their foiled heist, are out of jail but face charges for attempted theft. By Kate Brown, Jun 15, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Inigo Philbrick’s Arrest Doesn’t Mean the Art Market Is Done With Him Yet (and Other Insights) Our columnist ranks the newly arrested dealer alongside the biggest art-market scandals of the 2010s—and reminds us the case is far from over. By Tim Schneider, Jun 14, 2020
Opinion Why the Columbus Monument Should Be Seen as a Monument to the Construction of Whiteness in the United States From Benjamin Harrison through Richard Nixon and beyond, appeal to the symbolism of Columbus has had cynical motives. By Ben Davis, Jun 12, 2020
Politics The Troubling Stories Behind Five Monuments Around the World That Came Down in Recent Days—and Why Their Removal Was Long Overdue Monuments from Boston to Bristol have been targeted by protestors demanding a change. By Katie White, Jun 12, 2020
Politics London Boards Up Its Monuments as Tensions Run High Over the Fight to Topple Controversial Historical Statues Groups opposing Black Lives Matter have threatened to defend monuments from protesters, and a bust of a Black poet was attacked in Bristol. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2020
Opinion Our Museum Is Considered a Leader in Equity and Inclusion. Here’s What We’ve Done—and Why We Have a Long, Long Way to Go The director of the Oakland Museum of California lays out her museum's decades-long journey toward building a more equitable institution. By Lori Fogarty, Jun 11, 2020
Politics ‘It’s a Symbol in the Community That Can’t Be Ignored’: Why a Teacher Organized a George Floyd Tribute Wall in Harlem The Harlem community is filling the wall with artworks, flowers, and other mementos. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 11, 2020
Politics With Monuments Falling All Over Europe, We Asked Historians and Artists to Weigh in on How They Should Be Replaced Experts say there are no easy answers. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2020
Opinion As Its Workers Organize, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Management Turns to an Infamous Anti-Union Law Firm The law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, is known for fighting against a $15 minimum wage. By Ben Davis, Jun 11, 2020
Opinion Why Some Protest Photographs Transcend the Moment They Capture and Make Social Movements Iconic Certain images stemming from the unrest in the US are sure to be remembered in years to come. By Kevin Moore, Jun 10, 2020
Politics Protesters Beheaded a Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston. Another, in Richmond, Was Tossed Into a Lake A momentous day of activism was capped by Native American protesters toppling a Columbus statue in Minnesota. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 10, 2020
Politics 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
