Ahead of the Mueller Report, Donald Trump’s Staff Edited Kehinde Wiley’s Barack Obama Portrait Into a Fantasy of FBI Surveillance

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Ahead of the Mueller Report, Donald Trump’s Staff Edited Kehinde Wiley’s Barack Obama Portrait Into a Fantasy of FBI Surveillance

The president's reelection committee is selling shirts that depict Obama as a spy.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 17, 2019

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‘The Government Gets to Decide Who Is an Artist’: Cuban Authorities Crack Down on Dissent as the Havana Biennial Opens

Multiple artists have been taken in by state officials, while others have been denied entry to the country.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 16, 2019

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The American Museum of Natural History Will No Longer Host a Gala Honoring Brazil’s Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro

Museum staffers had issued an open letter calling on the museum's president “to stay true to its values by canceling this event."

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 15, 2019

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Climate-Change-Denying Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Will Be Feted as ‘Person of the Year’ at a Gala at New York’s Natural History Museum

Even the mayor of New York is outraged and is calling on the museum to cancel the event.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 12, 2019

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New York City Officials Have Voted to Demolish the Art-Filled Elizabeth Street Garden

The city plans to replace it with affordable housing, sparking a conflict between two scarce resources.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 11, 2019

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‘Stupid and Senseless Politicians’: Artist Vik Muniz Blasts Brazilian Leaders After a Deadly Flood Sweeps Through Rio de Janeiro

The artist had sharp words for the city's mayor and the country's right-wing president.

By Javier Pes, Apr 10, 2019

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Artist Hito Steyerl Made an App That Removes the Sackler Name From the Serpentine Sackler’s Facade

The artist had a lot to say about the family at the press preview for her exhibition—and now the institution has committed to no longer taking Sackler funding.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 10, 2019

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‘It’s Another Government Boondoggle’: This Republican Lawmaker Just Introduced a Bill to Cut All Funding for Art in US Embassies

Freshman Republican Congressman Tim Burchett is pushing his new "No Art in Embassies" legislation.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 9, 2019

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Hal Foster, Claire Bishop, and More Than 120 Other Intellectuals Call for the Removal of Warren Kanders From the Whitney’s Board

Opponents of Kanders say he has been "artwashing" his profits from the defense industry.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2019

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‘You Are a Bastard’: Mussolini’s Granddaughter Enters a Twitter Feud With Jim Carrey Over His Drawing of the Dead Dictator

Alessandra Mussolini is not pleased with how Carrey depicted her grandfather.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 2, 2019

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Will the United States Finally Get a National Women’s History Museum? Congress Just Introduced Two Bipartisan Bills to Build One

Susan Collins and Diane Feinstein have teamed up on the Senate bill, while Carolyn Maloney has introduced companion legislation in the House.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2019

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Banksy Is Giving His Painting of Chimpanzees Overrunning Parliament a Special Appearance to Mark ‘Brexit Day’

The 13-foot-long painting reemerges just in time to skewer British MPs over their repeatedly failed Brexit negotiations.

By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 29, 2019

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Meet the Artist Behind This Outrageous Image of Ronald Reagan Riding a Dinosaur That Was Made Famous on the US Senate Floor This Week

Ever wanted to add a picture of Richard Nixon fighting a saber-toothed tiger to your collection? Now you can.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 28, 2019

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