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An Activist Collective Has Infiltrated the Whitney Museum, Replacing Visitor Guides With Sneaky Lookalikes Criticizing Its Board

The (De)Institutional Research Team, or (D)IRT, aims to educate visitors about what it calls the “Crisis at the Whitney.”

By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago

Politics

To Prevent an ‘Uproar’, Trump’s Treasury Secretary Is Delaying the New Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Until the President Is Out of Office

The bill was supposed to be released in 2020.

By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago

Politics

‘There Is So Much at Stake’: As EU Elections Loom, Artist Wolfgang Tillmans Has a Catchy New Campaign to Boost Voter Turnout

The artist has created a campaign that spans 24 European languages.

By Kate Brown, 2 days ago

Politics

New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Order of Business Was to Hang This Powerful Artwork About ‘Redlining’ in Her Office

The work was rushed over from a South Side museum in time for the mayor's inauguration.

By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019

Politics

‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale

The provocative artist is showing, as a work of art, a ship in which hundreds of migrants drowned in 2015.

By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, May 16, 2019

Politics

Bowing to Political Pressure, a Budapest Museum Censored an Unflattering Portrait of Hungary’s Autocratic Prime Minister

János Brückner's depiction of Viktor Orbán was not well received in the country's capital.

By Mia Harrison, May 14, 2019

Politics

In the Heart of the Whitney Biennial, Artists Are Working to Expose Board Member Warren Kanders’s Link to Possible War Crimes

Forensic Architecture's 'Triple Chaser,' as the video in the just-opened show is called, tracks Kanders's ties to munitions used in crisis zones.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2019

Politics

An American Couple Returned a Looted Painting to Poland. In the Process, They Became Unlikely Figures in the Country’s Fight for Gay Rights

The couple used the media attention to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in Poland.

By Kate Brown, May 13, 2019

Politics

‘Artists Can Be Guides in This Troubled Epoch’: Thaddaeus Ropac Backs a Pro-European Exhibition and Benefit Auction

On the eve of crucial European elections, works by leading artists including Elmgreen & Dragset and Marina Abramovic will celebrate a united Europe.

By Kate Brown, May 9, 2019

Politics

Enduring a Political Crisis at Home, Venezuela Postpones the Opening of Its Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Organizers say it'll open next week, but the building remains empty and padlocked, with trash bags piled up outside.

By Julia Halperin, May 8, 2019

Politics

Following Backlash, the Turner Prize Swiftly Drops Sponsorship From a Company Founded by an Anti-LGBT Activist

After a public outcry over the company founder's anti-gay agenda, Stagecoach will not sponsor the Turner Prize.

By Sarah Cascone, May 2, 2019

Politics

Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? US Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino

If approved, the museum will join the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2019

Politics

An Activist Collective Has Infiltrated the Whitney Museum, Replacing Visitor Guides With Sneaky Lookalikes Criticizing Its Board

Politics

To Prevent an ‘Uproar’, Trump’s Treasury Secretary Is Delaying the New Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Until the President Is Out of Office

Politics

‘There Is So Much at Stake’: As EU Elections Loom, Artist Wolfgang Tillmans Has a Catchy New Campaign to Boost Voter Turnout

Politics

New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Order of Business Was to Hang This Powerful Artwork About ‘Redlining’ in Her Office

Politics

‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale

Politics

Bowing to Political Pressure, a Budapest Museum Censored an Unflattering Portrait of Hungary’s Autocratic Prime Minister

Politics

In the Heart of the Whitney Biennial, Artists Are Working to Expose Board Member Warren Kanders’s Link to Possible War Crimes

Politics

An American Couple Returned a Looted Painting to Poland. In the Process, They Became Unlikely Figures in the Country’s Fight for Gay Rights

Politics

‘Artists Can Be Guides in This Troubled Epoch’: Thaddaeus Ropac Backs a Pro-European Exhibition and Benefit Auction

Politics

Enduring a Political Crisis at Home, Venezuela Postpones the Opening of Its Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Politics

Following Backlash, the Turner Prize Swiftly Drops Sponsorship From a Company Founded by an Anti-LGBT Activist

Politics

Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? US Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino

Politics

A Polish Museum Censored a Feminist Artist’s Phallic Work. Then a Banana-Eating Army of Protesters Stepped In

Politics

More Than Half of the Artists Included in the Whitney Biennial Are Calling for Trustee Warren Kanders to Resign

Politics

Do You Come From a Wealthy Family? You’re More Likely to Become an Artist Than Someone From a Poorer Background

An Activist Collective Has Infiltrated the Whitney Museum, Replacing Visitor Guides With Sneaky Lookalikes Criticizing Its Board

To Prevent an ‘Uproar’, Trump’s Treasury Secretary Is Delaying the New Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Until the President Is Out of Office

‘There Is So Much at Stake’: As EU Elections Loom, Artist Wolfgang Tillmans Has a Catchy New Campaign to Boost Voter Turnout

New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Order of Business Was to Hang This Powerful Artwork About ‘Redlining’ in Her Office

‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale

Bowing to Political Pressure, a Budapest Museum Censored an Unflattering Portrait of Hungary’s Autocratic Prime Minister

In the Heart of the Whitney Biennial, Artists Are Working to Expose Board Member Warren Kanders’s Link to Possible War Crimes

An American Couple Returned a Looted Painting to Poland. In the Process, They Became Unlikely Figures in the Country’s Fight for Gay Rights

‘Artists Can Be Guides in This Troubled Epoch’: Thaddaeus Ropac Backs a Pro-European Exhibition and Benefit Auction

Enduring a Political Crisis at Home, Venezuela Postpones the Opening of Its Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Following Backlash, the Turner Prize Swiftly Drops Sponsorship From a Company Founded by an Anti-LGBT Activist

Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? US Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino

A Polish Museum Censored a Feminist Artist’s Phallic Work. Then a Banana-Eating Army of Protesters Stepped In

More Than Half of the Artists Included in the Whitney Biennial Are Calling for Trustee Warren Kanders to Resign

Do You Come From a Wealthy Family? You’re More Likely to Become an Artist Than Someone From a Poorer Background

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