Art
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This week, the world's tallest tower (again), LA gallery troubles, curating for change, MOCA's ethical issues, branding Ken Bone, and more.
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#DecolonizeThisPlace Demands Removal of Natural History Museum’s Roosevelt Statue [UPDATED]
Over 200 people took part in the Decolonize This Place tour of the American Museum of Natural History, and joined the rally outside the museum to remove the controversial Roosevelt statue.
In Brief
Embattled Curator Jeffrey Uslip Leaves Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Today, CAMSTL announced that Chief Curator Jeffrey Uslip will be leaving [http://camstl.org/uploads/2016/10/10/101016-jeffrey-uslip-accepts-new-curatorial-position.pdf?1476114804] for an as-yet-unnamed institution.
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Anti-Columbus Day Activist Targets Guggenheim's Gold Toilet
A protester took it upon themselves to mark one of the most glaring symbols of contemporary art excess and decadence — Maurizio Cattelan's gold toilet at the Guggenheim Museum — with a "Decolonize This Place" sticker.
Art
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This week, Hollywood's drug war, commodifying Banksy, don't trust Facebook, Trump's fear of architecture critics, picturing the migrant crisis, and more.
Opinion
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This week, Trump at ArtPrize, the photo collection at the African American museum, a poignant review of new Hitler book, Portlandia has overstayed their welcome, and more.
Opinion
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This week, the Facebook near-billionaire secretly funding Trump’s meme machine, Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Black American history, pocket politics, and more.
Art
How Long Did It Take to Write Some of the World's Most Popular Books?
Amateurs may think that inspiration drives artistic production, but professionals know the muses are rarely to blame for creative clogging.
Opinion
White Supremacy's Strange Skittles Obsession
The US Presidential election cycle has become a hotbed of coded memes and imagery.
Opinion
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This week, CATS in the London tube, Shriver's cultural appropriation heard around the world, Clinton's white supremacy explainer, normalizing Trump, Gawken, and more.
Opinion
Two Writers Artspeak Their Way Through #AskaCurator Day
We've become accustomed to the usual art institution social media feeds that remind us of artist birthdays, collection highlights, upcoming events, and the other static in our art-filled lives. OK, that's harsh, but you know what I mean.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the US flag and Black protest art, walking into a rainbow, Obama's cold shoulder to the arts, a first look at the collection of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and more.