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
Art and Law Sotheby’s Just Lost Its Lawsuit Against Greece Over an 8th-Century BC Horse Statue—and the Decision May Have Lasting Implications for the Trade A lawyer for Greece says the ruling bodes well for the antiquities market. By Kate Brown, Jun 10, 2020
Politics 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
Art World Protests Targeting Colonial Statues in the UK and Belgium Have Ignited a Long-Brewing Reckoning Over Racist Monuments in Europe One historian suggests a Museum of Colonization to reckon with the past and provide the true context for the reviled monuments. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2020
Art World Your Brain May Not Be Able to Distinguish a Digital Reproduction of an Artwork From the Real Thing, a New Study Suggests Participants compared paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with digital images of the same works. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 10, 2020
Politics 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
Art World Art Industry News: Why a Minneapolis Artist Whose Life’s Work Burned During the Protests Is Not Upset About It + Other Stories Plus, the Akron Art Museum faces a second lawsuit over worker mistreatment and a museum dedicated to Avicii is coming to Stockholm. By Artnet News, Jun 10, 2020
Politics 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 10, 2020
Art World What Can Medical Students Learn From Art History? The University of Virginia’s New Course Reveals How Art Shaped Our Understanding of Plagues The course was put together after the abrupt shutdown of the University of Virginia. By Pac Pobric, Jun 10, 2020
Politics 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
Art and Law A Court Has Temporarily Blocked Virginia’s Governor From Removing Its Notorious Robert E. Lee Monument The governor wants to remove the statue “as soon as possible.” But a descendant of an old Virginia family has other ideas. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020
Politics ‘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
Politics 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
Art World ‘This Is Performative’: Critics Mercilessly Mock the British Museum for Its ‘Hollow’ Statement of Solidarity With the Black Lives Matter Movement Many social-media users thought the institution's statement jarred with its position on restitution. By Kate Brown, Jun 9, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Banksy Proposes Erecting a Statue of Protesters Tearing Down a Colonialist Statue + Other Stories Plus, France triples its aid for artists and the Smithsonian launches a new initiative to explore how Americans think about race. By Artnet News, Jun 9, 2020
