Department of Homeland Security

Opinion

Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics

By posting paintings like “American Progress,” the DHS signals its white supremacist beliefs.

Test 2018 posts

Whitney Museum Staffers Demand Answers After Vice Chair’s Relationship to Tear Gas Manufacturer Is Revealed

Three days after Hyperallergic published an article detailing the Whitney Museum's connection to the ongoing migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border, more than 100 staffers at the Manhattan-based museum have signed a letter demanding that their employers respond to the article's allegations.

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A Whitney Museum Vice Chairman Owns a Manufacturer Supplying Tear Gas at the Border

Warren B. Kanders, a vice chairman at the Whitney Museum of American Art, purchased defense manufacturer "Safariland" in 2012 for $124 million.

News

Publishers Say They Were Harassed by Airport TSA Returning from a New York Art Book Fair

David King and Jaime Raybin say they were berated by TSA at LaGuardia Airport about copies of Skull Microwave, a controversial book by political artist Marlos E'vans.

In Brief

ACLU and Academics Concerned over TSA Proposal to Inspect Travelers’ Books [UPDATED]

If we all have to remove paper products — including books — from our carry-on bags, will it lead to new scrutiny of what we're reading?

News

'Citizenfour' Director Laura Poitras Sues US Government Over Harassment

Citizenfour director Laura Poitras has filed a lawsuit against the US federal government for "Kafkaesque harassment" she says she's endured in airports and border crossings because of her work.

Opinion

Department of Homeland Security Seeks ... Arts Administrators

Are you an arts administrator with experience in any of "the arts, entertainment, motion picture, and television industries"? Has strip-mining the world for talent with 501(c)(3) impunity left you with an aching void where once resided a crystalline commitment to truth and beauty? Are you an America