Activists Unfurled Red Banners in SFMOMA’s Atrium to Urge the Art World to Support Iran’s Women-Led Protests

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Activists Unfurled Red Banners in SFMOMA’s Atrium to Urge the Art World to Support Iran’s Women-Led Protests

Anonymous activists did the same thing at Guggenheim last month.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 21, 2022

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More Than 1,500 Part-Time Faculty Are on Strike at the New School, Home of Parsons School of Design

Pickets have flooded the streets around the New York institution this week.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2022

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A Year After ‘Pillar of Shame’ Was Removed From Hong Kong University, the Monument’s Artist Has Initiated an A.R. Campaign Calling for Its Return

Jens Galschiøt has been unable to locate and bring his artwork back to Europe.

By Vivienne Chow, Nov 18, 2022

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Shirin Neshat, Nicky Nodjoumi, and Other Iranian Artists and Scholars Signed an Open Letter in Support of Student Protests in Tehran

Protests began two months ago in response of the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating Iran's hijab laws.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2022

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More Than 2,000 New York Artists Will Receive $1,000 a Month as Part of an Ambitious New Guaranteed Income Program

The model is intended to provide an alternative to the system of fellowships and grants that leaves artists living check to check.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 17, 2022

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Artist Julia Weist Is Protesting the R Rating of Her New Film by Advertising the Project on a Times Square Billboard

The film is inspired by research into historical censorship on the part of New York’s Motion Picture Division.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 16, 2022

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Starting Next Year, Germany Will Offer Every 18-Year-Old €200 to Spend on Museums, Concerts, and Other Cultural Venues

The Culture Pass program follows similar initiatives in Spain, France, and Italy.

By Artnet News, Nov 14, 2022

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Climate Protesters Hurled Maple Syrup on an Emily Carr Painting at Canada’s Vancouver Art Gallery

The action suggests that this style of protesting may be spreading from Europe to North America.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2022

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Banksy Just Revealed Seven New Artworks He Created on Bombed-Out Buildings Throughout Ukraine—See Them Here

Among the new works is a mural of a gymnast doing a handstand amid the rubble of an apartment building in Borodyanka.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2022

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Sweden Has Eliminated Free Entrance to Its State Museums and Slashed $91.4 Million From Its Culture Budget

Although the government is cutting funds to libraries and art schools, it is investing in scholarships for artists and creatives.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 10, 2022

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The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens Kicks Off a Controversial Deal to Show 15 Ancient Artifacts From U.S. Billionaire Leonard Stern’s Collection

Some archaeologists and heritage experts have called the agreement approved by the Greek government a "scandal."

By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 4, 2022

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Artist Philippa Pham Hughes’s Latest Work Is a Massive Dinner Party Bringing Conservatives and Liberals Together Ahead of the Midterm Elections

The artist Philippa Pham Hughes wants people from both sides of the political aisle to sit down and hash things out.

By Helen Stoilas, Nov 3, 2022

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Germany Will Set Aside Nearly $1 Billion for Cultural Institutions as Part of Its New Economic Package to Combat the Energy Crisis

The country’s culture minister is working to “establish administrative procedures” for how the money will be meted out.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2022

Yale Replaces Racist Stained-Glass Window, Smashed by University Worker in 2016, With New Commissions by Faith Ringgold and Barbara Earl Thomas

The panels are installed in a residential college newly renamed after Grace Hopper—a pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, teacher, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 1, 2022