Opinion What Warren Kanders’s Defeat at the Whitney Teaches Us About How Protest Works Now We have entered a new era of art and protest. How did it happen? By Ben Davis, Jul 26, 2019
Politics Warren Kanders Resigns From the Whitney Museum’s Board, Following Months of Protest and a Renewed Artist Boycott The Whitney Museum's vice chairman has stepped down from the board, saying he does "not wish to play a role" in the museum's demise. By Ben Davis & Julia Halperin, Jul 25, 2019
Politics ‘It’s So Evil’: One Year After Supreme Court Approves Trump Travel Ban, Artists and Institutions Struggle to Keep Connections Alive A year after what the ACLU calls “Muslim Ban 3.0” received the Supreme Court’s imprimatur, the art community is still learning to navigate uncharted legal territory. By Brian Boucher, Jul 24, 2019
Politics Here Are All of Boris Johnson’s Art Entanglements, From His Postmodern Plan for the Elgin Marbles to His Bitter Feud With Anish Kapoor Among his biggest scandals is his affair with a high powered art consultant to Middle Eastern royalty. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 24, 2019
Politics Whitney Biennial Artist Nibia Pastrana Santiago Was Just Teargassed in Puerto Rico’s Protests. Here’s Why She Still Won’t Quit the Show As artists withdraw their work from the Whitney Biennial, fellow participant Nibia Santiago recounts her personal experience with tear gas. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2019
Politics Boris Johnson’s Ascension to Prime Minister Leaves Artists Anxious—and Inspired Anish Kapoor to Make This Ribald Cartoon The sculptor Anish Kapoor created an explicit artwork in response to the news that Boris Johnson is to become the UK's next prime minister. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, Jul 23, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Late Withdrawal of Eight Artists From the Whitney Biennial Ushers in an ‘Asterisk Era’ for the Art World (and Other Insights) Our columnist considers what the recent withdrawal of eight artists from the Whitney Biennial has to do with baseball's biggest scandal. By Tim Schneider, Jul 21, 2019
Politics Eight Artists Withdraw Their Work From the Whitney Biennial as Protest of Warren Kanders Spreads to the Museum’s Marquee Show The defections began a day after a pointed essay from artists and writers branding the show the "teargas biennial." By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2019
Opinion San Francisco School Board Execs on Why Criticism of Their Plan to Erase the George Washington Slave Mural Is ‘Malarky’ The president and vice president of the board reply to Bari Weiss's op-ed in the New York Times. By Stevon Cook & Mark Sanchez, Jul 19, 2019
Politics Artist Steve Locke’s Plans for a Memorial to the Slave Trade in Boston Have Been Derailed After Opposition From Activists Steve Locke is the latest artist to have a planned slave trade memorial scuttled. By Stephanie Cash, Jul 18, 2019
Politics France Approves a Reconstruction Plan for Notre Dame. But Some Say It’s Moving Too Fast, Risking Further Collapse Politicians are squabbling over the timing and style of the reconstruction efforts. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 17, 2019
Politics The Louvre Museum Has Removed the Sackler Name From Its Walls and Website Following Protests by Nan Goldin’s Activist Army The museum claims the removal is simply the result of the expiration of an agreement with the family, but activists claim otherwise. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
Politics Why the Layoff of a Curator at a Little-Known Art Space Was the ‘Last Straw’ for San Francisco’s Frustrated Art Community 500 Capp Street has been a beloved part of San Francisco's art scene since 2016. But its audience feels betrayed by its new direction. By Catherine Wagley, Jul 16, 2019
Politics With Damning Words, a British Museum Trustee Has Resigned Over Its BP Sponsorship and Legacy of Colonialism The novelist Ahdaf Soueif says the museum is not fulfilling its moral duty to engage with the pressing concerns of young people across the planet. By Naomi Rea, Jul 16, 2019
Politics The Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum Says He Is ‘Proud’ of the Museum’s Connection to the Sacklers This isn’t the first time that the museum's head, Tristram Hunt, has taken a controversial stance on a big issue. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 10, 2019
