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Entering the Echo Chamber of the Alt-Right
In Germany, an exhibition seeks to explain the rapid rise of the alt-right.
Dorian Batycka
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Artist Zehra Doğan Detained Following Protest at Berlin's Pergamon Museum [UPDATED]
Doğan and three other artists adorned their bodies with cave paintings from Hasankeyf, an ancient Mesopotamian city, to protest its imminent destruction caused by the construction of a new dam.
Art
Imagining the Last Moments of Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Abdulnasser Gharem's "The Safe" (2019) is an installation that puts its visitors inside a padded room that recalls the slain journalist's torture chamber.
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Violent Clashes Erupted at One of Kyiv's Oldest Cinemas
During a conflict between municipal guards and activists protesting the privatization of Kyiv's cinemas, a group of over 300 protesters was met with violence and homophobic slurs.
Art
An Inside-Out Airplane Visualizes Poland's Political Divisions
At the Venice Biennale's Polish Pavilion, a monumental sculpture responds to conspiracy theories and nationalist rhetoric surrounding the 2010 plane crash that killed Poland's then-president.
Art
From Palestine to New York and Back Again: On the Life and Work of Samia Halaby
In the purportedly liberal realm of the art world, an artist like Samia Halaby is certainly deserving of closer attention.
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Hundreds of Protesters Wielded Bananas After a Polish Museum Censored Feminist Artworks
Following an anonymous complaint, the director of the National Museum in Warsaw took down the works of Natalia LL, Katarzyna Kozyra, and the duo Karolina Wiktor and Aleksandra Kubiak, sparking #bananagate.
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An Anonymous Campaign Calls Out Berlin Gallery Weekend for Being Overwhelming White and Male
According to a group of activists, 75% of the artists being platformed at Berlin Gallery Weekend are white and male.
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German Authorities Drop Investigation of Group that Replicated Holocaust Memorial Near Home of Rightwing Politician
After Björn Höcke called the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin “a monument of shame," an artist built a replica beside the politician's home.
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New Report Outlines the Threats to Artistic Freedom in 2018
The Freemuse annual report is a potent reminder that artistic freedom is in constant need of monitoring.
Satire
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Fund Damien Hirst Pills Retrospective
The exhibition, opening at the Brooklyn Museum in 2020, will feature several works from Hirst’s Medicine Cabinets series.
Satire
After a Lifetime of Rejecting Technology, Artist Tino Sehgal Falls in Love with Instagram
Tino Segal, famous for his "objectless" performances that are never to be photographed, is now on Instagram.