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Mississippi Leaders Urge Redesign of State Flag to Remove Confederate Battle Flag
“In Mississippi, the state flag is the most visible symbol of white supremacy," says a group of local leaders calling for its replacement.
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Columbus Statue, Sculpted by Mussolini’s Bodyguard, Doused in Red Paint
The statue in Miami, which was recently graffitied during anti-racist protests, is a little-known piece of fascist history.
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Sale of Artist-Designed Scarves Benefits Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Gordon Robichaux has partnered with Post Present Medium to publish a series of silkscreened bandanas by Leilah Babirye, Matt Connors, Otis Houston Jr., Elisabeth Kley, Matt Paweski, and Tabboo!
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2020 ArtPrize Exhibition Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns
Concerns over the difficulty of travel, low attendance, and gathering restrictions prompted the decision to cancel one of the largest public art events in the US.
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An Essential Reading List for Black Liberation, Brought to You by the Schomburg Center
To mark its 95th anniversary, the center’s staff and curators chose 95 books by Black authors, including titles by James Baldwin, Saidiya Hartman, Jesmyn Ward, Deborah Willis, and Colson Whitehead.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Agrees to Halt Contracts With City Police
Following a petition by the MCA Chicago's Teen Creative Agency, the museum has pledged to stop contracting CPD's services until the department makes reforms. But the group believes much more work remains to be done.
Opinion
Amid Historic Black Lives Matter Protests, One Museum’s Call for a “Nonpartisan Approach” Disappoints
“Let me reemphasize this point: the Toledo Museum of Art does not have a political stance,” director Adam Levine wrote, prompting criticism. But oppression is not a question of political ideology, it is factual.
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Hundreds of Cultural Workers Urge NYC to Defund Police and Invest in BIPOC Communities
An open letter by curators Natalia Viera and Patrick Jaojoco outlines a series of demands that would steer the city’s expense budget “away from the NYPD, and towards social and civic services and education programs.”
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Cultural Institutions Heed Calls to #OpenYourLobby to Black Lives Matter Protesters
This week, theaters across the nation began repurposing their spaces in support of protesters fighting anti-Black police violence. A few museums are joining. Will the rest of the art world step up?
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Uffizi Gallery Director Asks That Religious Art Be Returned to Churches
Eike Schmidt, who has led the museum since 2015, said that "devotional art was not born as a work of art but for a religious purpose."
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Walker Art Center Cuts Ties With Minneapolis Police Department
The museum announced it would stop working with the MPD until it “implements meaningful change,” including “demilitarizing training programs, holding officers accountable for the use of excessive force, and treating communities of color with dignity and respect.”
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya Offers Photographs to Advocacy Organization Donors
Sepuya is directing people to organizations like National Bail Out and #BlackLivesMatter-Los Angeles. Anyone who provides receipt for a donation of $250 and upwards will receive a print by the photographer.