In this two-part conversation, two of the leading activists in the New York art community talk about their lives, work, and what’s next.
Tag: activism
Posted inOpinion
The Disconcerting Implications of Drone Photography
Using drone technology to photograph protests may be enticing at first, but such aerial images are also used for surveillance by law enforcement.
Posted inNews
After Decades of Activism by Native Americans, DC’s Football Team Ditches Its Name
Formerly known as the “Redskins,” the team will change its name and logo.
Posted inIn Brief
Russian Artist Faces Six Years in Jail for Pro-LGBTQ Social Media Posts
After sharing feminist and LGBTQ-friendly art on social media, 26-year-old theater director Yulia Tsvetkova has been placed under house arrest, fined, and accused of distributing “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors.”
Posted inArt
Changing Minds on the Climate Crisis, One Conversation at a Time
A public assembly at the Queens Museum will discuss the Green New Deal sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey.
Posted inOpinion
Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
The treatment of Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is emblematic of a struggle in Cuba over who defines and controls art and culture.
Posted inNews
In DJ Performance, Artist Asks Hudson Yards to “Decolonize” the Shed
Ushka called out Shed board member and real estate mogul Stephen Ross, who recently came under fire for planning a Southampton fundraiser for President Trump.
Posted inNews
Activists Return to the British Museum to Lead Another “Stolen Goods” Tour
During the event, speakers called for the repatriation of objects acquired through colonialism and an end to sponsorship from the oil company BP.
Posted inNews
Nan Goldin and Drug Policy Activists Protest NY Governor Cuomo’s Inaction
Protesters marched outside the governor’s office near Grand Central Station, carrying a mock overdose prevention center to urge approval of the five pilot prevention centers promised during Cuomo’s election campaign.
Posted inNews
Protesters at Goldsmiths University in London Demand Answers for “Who Keeps the Cube White?”
Activist organization “Goldsmiths Cleaners” obstructed the opening of the new Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art to demand improved contracts for cleaners
Posted inIn Brief
A Prominent Statue of Canada’s First Prime Minister Gets Vandalized, Again
Anonymous protesters sprayed a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to protest his maltreatment of Indigenous peoples.
Posted inNews
ACT UP Returns to the Whitney Museum’s Wojnarowicz Retrospective, This Time as Guests
HIV/AIDS activists return to the New York museum, while the museum updated their wall placards to reflect the continuing crisis and the recent action.