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.
Amin Husain
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In IRS Complaint, Attorney Accuses Whitney Museum of “Smear Campaign” Against Warren Kanders
Neal Sher accuses the Whitney’s leadership of being complicit in “unlawful conduct, harassment, threats and intimidation” against Kanders. He was disbarred by the District of Columbia in 2003 but practices in New York after a period of disciplinary suspension.
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Who’s Behind the Media Campaign Against a Decolonize This Place Organizer?
According to the MTL+ collective, articles have discredited their MTA actions and reduced one of its members “to the figurehead of a ‘violent’ Palestinian mastermind.”
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As Palestinian #DignityStrike Passes One-Month Mark, New York Artists Illuminate the Struggle
A monthlong hunger strike in Palestine, known as the Dignity Strike, continues as artists help illuminate the struggle Palestinians continue to endure.
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Learning from Decolonize This Place
Artists and activists involved in the Decolonize This Place residency at Artists Space reflect on its successes and how they can be models for future actions.
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Faced with Brooklyn Museum Inaction, Protesters Target Two Exhibitions
Close to 100 artists and activists staged a protest at the Brooklyn Museum yesterday afternoon in response to displacement — both in Brooklyn and Palestine.
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Two More Artists, Chto Delat and US Social Forum, Withdraw from Creative Time Exhibition
Two more artists have joined Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency in withdrawing from the traveling iteration of Creative Time’s Living as Form exhibition curated by Nato Thompson, Hyperallergic has learned.
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Protesters Stage Intervention at Guggenheim’s Futurist Exhibition
Last night’s protest action at New York’s Guggenheim Museum by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) is the group’s fourth intervention and the latest to raise awareness about the labor conditions on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates.
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Protest Action Erupts Inside Guggenheim Museum
Tonight, over 40 protesters staged an intervention inside the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan during Saturday night’s pay-what-you-wish admission hours.