Protesters rallied today in support of Jing Fong, the neighborhood’s last unionized restaurant and a popular meeting ground for arts events.
Chinatown Art Brigade
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Museum of Chinese in America Should Reject “Jail Money,” Says Artist-Activist Group
The letter, penned by Chinatown Art Brigade, condemns the “actions of MOCA leadership to sell out to mass incarceration in exchange for financial gain.”
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After a Protest at the 2019 Whitney Biennial Opening, Activists March to Warren Kanders’s Townhouse
One protestor promised, “If you take peace from the people, we take peace from you.”
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Coalition of Anti-Gentrification Groups Pressures Brooklyn Museum to “Decolonize” [UPDATED]
Anti-gentrification activists are calling on the museum to create a “Decolonization Commission” after a controversial curatorial hire.
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Protesters Return to James Cohan Gallery to Say Goodbye to “Omer Fast’s Racist Show”
Activists from as far away as Los Angeles and Vancouver came to Manhattan’s Chinatown to address the role of art galleries in gentrification.
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Artist Omer Fast Compares Protesters to Alt-Right, Chinatown Art Brigade Responds
The artist released a statement after Sunday’s protests, and the protesters have responded.
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Chinatown Art Brigade Protests Omer Fast’s “Racist” Exhibition at James Cohan Gallery
Dozens of people interrupted James Cohan Gallery’s Sunday hours to demand that the gallery and artist take down what the protesters see as “racist aggression towards the community of Chinatown.”
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Artist Omer Fast’s Take on Chinatown Angers Community Organizations
Fast’s seemingly derelict interpretation of Chinatown businesses has drawn ire from local groups.
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Protesters Demand MoMA Drop Trump Advisor from Its Board
Dozens of protesters are demanding MoMA remove the CEO of BlackRock from their board because of his ties to the Trump administration.
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A Brief History of the Art Collectives of NYC’s Chinatown
Chinatown has long been a home to radical organizers and artists, collectives, and movements that have taken on questions of art production and displacement.
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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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Artists and Gallerists Grapple with Ways to Slow Gentrification in Manhattan’s Chinatown
During the panel discussion “Chinatown Is Not For Sale,” members of the Chinatown Art Brigade presented an eight-point pledge of resistance for artists and gallery owners.