In Brief
Noose Found Outside Washington’s National Gallery of Art
The racist symbol was found hanging from a lamppost outside the institution on the National Mall.
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Artists Protest Sexual Violence and David Choe’s Bowery Mural
On Sunday afternoon, 18 artists gathered in front of David Choe's mural, which was recently painted over, to protest rape culture in light of the street artist's own history.
Art
Why an Indigenous Australian Wants the British Museum to Return His Ancestor’s Shield
Rodney Kelly is campaigning the museum to repatriate the Gweagal shield, which belonged to his great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.
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At British Museum Protest, Australian Aboriginal Activist Demands Repatriation of Ancestor’s Shield
On Sunday, with help from the theatrical protest group BP Or Not BP?, Rodney Kelly appealed to the public for the return of the Gweagal shield.
Books
Looking for Traces of Lenin in Ukraine
The former Soviet republic, which used to have the most Lenin statutes per capita, has dealt with its old communist monuments in a myriad of ways.
Art
Paintings in Which Splotchy Blobs Stand in for Historical Figures
Alun Williams makes ahistorical history paintings by playing with the postmodern circulation of context-free imagery, mixing free-spirited image accumulation with glints of personal specificity.
Comics
Creativity Starts Small
The process of creativity involves strength, fearlessness, and nurturing.
Art
Tehching Hsieh's Art of Passing Time
The artist's exhibition for the Taiwan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale shows how he has attempted to bring art into life.
Opinion
An Artists’ Guide to Not Being Complicit with Gentrification
We write this in hopes that more artists will finally break with their sense of exceptionalism and consider the roles they play in the gentrification process.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Koch Brothers and arts funding, touring the National Museum of Taiwan, a monument commemorating the generosity of the Choctaw Nation to the Irish, urbanism and Apple's new HQ, the mysteries of "bog bodies" unveiled, and more.
Art
Weekend Words: Velvet
"I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."
Art
The Startling Abstractions of Arpita Singh
For those who know only Singh’s figurative paintings, this exhibition of 33 abstract works will come as a surprise in the very best sense.