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Fired Before Her Show Devoted to Police Shootings of African Americans, CSU Long Beach Museum Director Vows to Fight Her ‘Shocking’ Dismissal

Was Kimberli Meyer's firing connected to lauren woods's anti-racist artwork?

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2018

Politics

Walk of Shame? A Guerrilla Artist Put Donald Trump’s Hollywood Star Behind Bars—Literally

The star was recently destroyed by a vandal with a pickax.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 19, 2018

Politics

The Latest Round of Trump Administration Tariffs Spares Chinese Art and Antiquities

In the escalating trade war with the Asian superpower, art has been spared—for now.

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 19, 2018

Politics

‘This Is Reprehensible’: Nan Goldin Responds to News That Richard Sackler Has Patented an OxyContin-Addiction Drug

The photographer's activist group PAIN demands that the drug's manufacturer release its new patent so that the life-saving drug can be produced generically.

By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2018

Politics

‘Life Is Turning Into a Nightmare’: Berlin Gallery KOW Revamps Its Exhibition Program in the Eleventh Hour to Take on Germany’s Right Wing

The gallery has also published a manifesto-like essay in conjunction with the last-minute group show.

By Kate Brown, Sep 7, 2018

Politics

Anish Kapoor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Other Leading UK Art Figures Join Outcry Over Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam

John Akomfrah, Charlie Brooker, Steve McQueen, Nicholas Serota, and many others signed onto the new statement, as vigils are planned in New York and London.

By Ben Davis, Sep 3, 2018

Politics

See the Yayoi Kusama Show That John Kasich, Possible Future Presidential Candidate, Thinks Is ‘Fantastic’

Even politicians can agree on Kusama's polka-dotted power.

By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 23, 2018

Politics

Sharon Stone Joins a Chorus of Nobel Laureates to Demand the Release of Jailed Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam

Richard Branson, Jimmy Wales, and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo are among the latest to call for the photographer's release.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2018

Politics

After 122 Days of Bargaining, MoMA Workers Enthusiastically Approve a New Contract That Gives Every Union Member a Raise

Only one issue remains to be determined.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2018

Politics

Tania Bruguera and Other Artists Are Protesting a New Cuban Law That Requires Government Approval of Creative Production

Coco Fusco is also among the artists opposing the new legislation.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2018

Politics

Marina Abramović Created a Poster for an Italian Sailing Event. The Far-Right Wants to Censor It as ‘Propaganda’

Local far-right politicians are calling the poster "political propaganda."

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2018

Politics

What’s in Beyoncé’s Mom’s Art Collection? A Tour of Tina Knowles Lawson’s Hollywood Home Reveals All

Beyoncé and Solange clearly got their love of art from their mom.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 7, 2018

Politics

MoMA Union Workers Occupy the Museum’s Lobby in Protest as Contract Negotiations Resume

Contract negotiations will resume tomorrow, and union members are united in their call for a fair contract.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2018

Politics

Following ACT UP Protest, the Whitney Draws Attention to the Ongoing AIDS Epidemic With a New David Wojnarowicz Wall Text

On Saturday, the protesters returned to the museum.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2018

Politics

Artists Dramatically Remove Their Work From London’s Design Museum to Protest Its Decision to Host an Arms Dealer

Artists are harshly criticizing the London museum's response to the uproar over its decision to host an event for a defense company.

By Javier Pes, Aug 2, 2018

Fired Before Her Show Devoted to Police Shootings of African Americans, CSU Long Beach Museum Director Vows to Fight Her ‘Shocking’ Dismissal

Walk of Shame? A Guerrilla Artist Put Donald Trump’s Hollywood Star Behind Bars—Literally

The Latest Round of Trump Administration Tariffs Spares Chinese Art and Antiquities

‘This Is Reprehensible’: Nan Goldin Responds to News That Richard Sackler Has Patented an OxyContin-Addiction Drug

‘Life Is Turning Into a Nightmare’: Berlin Gallery KOW Revamps Its Exhibition Program in the Eleventh Hour to Take on Germany’s Right Wing

Anish Kapoor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Other Leading UK Art Figures Join Outcry Over Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam

See the Yayoi Kusama Show That John Kasich, Possible Future Presidential Candidate, Thinks Is ‘Fantastic’

Sharon Stone Joins a Chorus of Nobel Laureates to Demand the Release of Jailed Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam

After 122 Days of Bargaining, MoMA Workers Enthusiastically Approve a New Contract That Gives Every Union Member a Raise

Tania Bruguera and Other Artists Are Protesting a New Cuban Law That Requires Government Approval of Creative Production

Marina Abramović Created a Poster for an Italian Sailing Event. The Far-Right Wants to Censor It as ‘Propaganda’

What’s in Beyoncé’s Mom’s Art Collection? A Tour of Tina Knowles Lawson’s Hollywood Home Reveals All

MoMA Union Workers Occupy the Museum’s Lobby in Protest as Contract Negotiations Resume

Following ACT UP Protest, the Whitney Draws Attention to the Ongoing AIDS Epidemic With a New David Wojnarowicz Wall Text

Artists Dramatically Remove Their Work From London’s Design Museum to Protest Its Decision to Host an Arms Dealer

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