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Naomi Polonsky

Naomi Polonsky is a London-based curator, art critic, and translator. She studied at the University of Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art and has experience working at the Hermitage Museum and Tate Modern. She has written for the Times Literary Supplement and The Calvert Journal. Follow her on Twitter @NaomiPolonsky

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Anti-Oil Activists Stage Largest Protest Yet at British Museum, With Trojan Horse in Tow

by Naomi Polonsky February 10, 2020

Hundreds of activists occupied the British Museum for a protest lasting over two days straight, coinciding with the BP-sponsored exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality.

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The K-Pop Boyband BTS Launched an International Art Project

by Naomi Polonsky January 21, 2020

BTS, described as the “biggest boy band in the world,” announced an international public art project with 22 contemporary artists across five cities. Its first exhibitions opened at London’s Serpentine Galleries and Berlin’s Gropius Bau.

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Visions of Home that Are Gut-Wrenching, Contemplative, and Funny

by Naomi Polonsky December 24, 2019December 16, 2019

In Homelands, artists variously characterize home as “a transient dwelling,” “an ongoing process,” and “other people.”

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Activists Dressed as Trojan Figures Crash Opening of BP-Funded Exhibition

by Naomi Polonsky November 20, 2019

Activist group BP or not BP? interrupted the opening of Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum, dressed as “living statues,” including a character of their own invention, “Petroleus.”

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In Its First UK Action, PAIN Sackler Holds “Die-in” at the V&A

by Naomi Polonsky November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Warning of “toxic philanthropy,” activists gathered in the museum’s Sackler Courtyard, honoring the five people who die every day in the UK from opioid overdoses.

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Turner Prize Nominees Consider the Injustices Brought About by Borders

by Naomi Polonsky November 14, 2019

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani have been shortlisted for the coveted prize.

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Invoking “Climate Emergency,” National Galleries of Scotland Will End Ties With British Petroleum

by Naomi Polonsky November 11, 2019

The gallery follows in the footsteps of Tate, the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Mona Hatoum’s Multiple, Often Contradictory Meanings

by Naomi Polonsky October 23, 2019October 28, 2019

In her new exhibition at White Cube Bermondsey, the artist presents works that loom and cower, at one moment inviting us in, at the next shutting us out.

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A Historic Conceptual Art Group Has Taken Over a French Château

by Naomi Polonsky October 14, 2019

For the last few years, the Château de Montsoreau has been home to one of the most significant museums of contemporary art outside of Paris.

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Banksy Opens London Art Shop Same Week He Sets $12M Auction Record

by Naomi Polonsky October 4, 2019October 6, 2019

The anonymous artist has opened a shop in the south London borough of Croydon to showcase some of his characteristically humorous items.

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Hundreds of Art Workers Join Global Climate Strike in London

by Naomi Polonsky September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

On Friday, September 20, around 200 art workers, many of whom have been staunchly urging UK institutions to divest from oil sponsorship, left work and took to the streets to take part in the world’s largest-ever climate protest.

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The Hidden Labor Beneath the Global Economy

by Naomi Polonsky September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

This year’s Open City Documentary Festival in London screened numerous films which highlight the humanity and resilience of those on society’s margins.

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