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Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Avatar photo by Coco Fusco September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

The treatment of Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is emblematic of a struggle in Cuba over who defines and controls art and culture.

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In DJ Performance, Artist Asks Hudson Yards to “Decolonize” the Shed

Avatar photo by Kate Gill August 27, 2019August 28, 2019

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.

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Activists Return to the British Museum to Lead Another “Stolen Goods” Tour

Avatar photo by Naomi Polonsky May 8, 2019

During the event, speakers called for the repatriation of objects acquired through colonialism and an end to sponsorship from the oil company BP.

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Nan Goldin and Drug Policy Activists Protest NY Governor Cuomo’s Inaction

Avatar photo by Zachary Small November 26, 2018November 26, 2018

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.

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Protesters at Goldsmiths University in London Demand Answers for “Who Keeps the Cube White?”

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber September 7, 2018September 7, 2018

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

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka August 20, 2018August 21, 2018

Anonymous protesters sprayed a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to protest his maltreatment of Indigenous peoples.

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ACT UP Returns to the Whitney Museum’s Wojnarowicz Retrospective, This Time as Guests

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

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.

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Protesters Stage Intervention at Whitney’s Wojnarowicz Exhibition to Highlight the Enduring HIV/AIDS Crisis

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber July 30, 2018August 21, 2018

A dozen protesters gathered at the Whitney Museum of Art to condemn the institution’s lack of modern context about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in relation to Wojnarowicz’s artwork.

Posted inArt

Tracing the Lasting Influence of Black Power

by Ryan Wong May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

The Schomburg Center examines the importance of the political and social movement, from its poetry and music to its inspiring of marginalized groups around the world.

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On Museum Day, Institutions Encourage Visitors to Be Activists for the Arts

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

On May 18, museums across the county will offer free or discounted admission, and many will also put out postcards for writing to elected officials.

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Learn About the Legacy of Puerto Rican Activism

by Jillian Steinhauer April 18, 2017

On April 22 at Interference Archive, Carmen Vivian Rivera and José E. Velázquez will discuss activism in the 1960s–80s Puerto Rican diaspora.

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Library of Congress Digitizes 19th-Century Photos of Black Women Activists

Avatar photo by Allison Meier April 6, 2017May 23, 2022

The Library of Congress recently digitized rare 19th-century photographs of African American women active in suffrage, civil rights, temperance, education, reform, and journalism.

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