The art magazine Mute has published a call for the boycott of London’s Zabludowicz Collection over its founder’s connection to the Israeli arms trade and lobbying efforts. The digressive text, which according to Mute‘s editorial introduction was “originally published online a few months ago,” was posted to the magazine’s website on December 11.
Mostafa Heddaya
Mostafa Heddaya is the former managing editor of Hyperallergic.
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Holy Hell: Critic Alleges Major Restoration of Chartres Cathedral Is “Fake”
An intensive restoration of France’s Chartres Cathedral that replicates the interior’s original colors and patterns has earned a polemical rebuke from the critic Martin Filler, who charged that the method makes “authentic artifacts look fake.”
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Franklin Furnace, Performance Art Pioneer, Relocates to Pratt Under Long-Term Agreement
The storied avant-garde performance art nonprofit Franklin Furnace has relocated to the Pratt Institute campus under an agreement that will see the organization “nest” at the institution on a long term basis.
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Art Auction Seeks to Help Syrian and Iraqi Refugees
An auction to benefit refugees displaced by the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq was launched today on the online platform Paddle 8.
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At Art Basel Miami Beach, Private Jet Pilots Picket Their Clients
MIAMI BEACH — A little over a dozen pilots from the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), a union representing the interests of some 2,500 pilots working for the NetJets fractional jet ownership company, are picketing the Art Basel Miami Beach fair.
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UN Investigates Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Parent Company for Labor Abuses
A United Nations body is investigating the alleged abuse of laborers on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates, site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi projects, among other museum and cultural developments.
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Glasgow School of Art Continues Turner Prize Dominance
The 2014 Turner Prize was awarded this evening to the Glasgow, Scotland–based artist Duncan Campbell, for his film “It For Others” (2013).
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Hyperallergic Is Looking for Interns
Hyperallergic’s paid internship program is currently seeking candidates for December through May.
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NYPD Crackdown Has Subway Performers Risking Jail Time
Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that arrests on New York’s subways were up 300% over 2013, the result of police commissioner Bill Bratton’s zealous focus on the transit system as part of his approach to policing the city.
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90 Human Rights Groups Call for Migrant Labor Reform in Gulf States
Ahead of a meeting of labor ministers from Gulf and Asian states later this week, Human Rights Watch released a call for the reform of laws protecting migrant workers co-signed by 90 human rights organizations and unions worldwide.
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Great Balls of Ire: Oil Company Rips Off Brooklyn Artist
An advertising campaign for Shell featuring a giant red ball has one Brooklyn artist feeling blue.
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Prada Marfa Vandal Dodges Jail Time in Plea Deal
The man arrested last March on charges of having vandalized Elmgreen & Dragset’s simulated Prada storefront in Marfa, Texas has escaped jail time with a plea bargain, Glasstire reported.