News
Trump's Travel Ban Ensnares Artists and Authors
In the weeks since President Trump's initial travel ban was put into effect and blocked, artists and writers entering the US have faced strenuous scrutiny from Customs and Border Patrol.
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Homeland Security Will Issue Call for US–Mexico Border Wall Prototypes
The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection announced a call "for the design and build of several prototype wall structures in the vicinity of the United States border with Mexico."
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24 Senators Sign Letter Urging Trump to Keep the National Endowments for Arts and Humanities
A group of Democratic, Republican, and independent Senators has signed a letter urging the president not to cut federal funding to the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities.
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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.
Art
An Artist Stages and Self-Publishes Paparazzi-Style Trump Photos
Many of Alison Jackson’s images feature a fake Donald Trump engaging in lewd activities. Publishers wouldn't print them for fear of legal consequences.
Art
BANG! POW! SAD! Casting Trump as a Comic Book Villain
In R. Sikoryak's The Unquotable Trump, the President plays villain after villain in popular, pre-existing comic book series, each time rendered in the style of the original artist.
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Art Historian Appointed to Trump's National Security Council
Victoria Coates, who has written about Nicolas Poussin and Syria's cultural heritage, is the National Security Council's new Senior Director for Strategic Assessments.
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Over 500 Artists and Art Professionals Sign Letter Opposing Trump's Travel Ban
Trump's Executive Order could impact the lives of millions of people around the world and the art community has something to say about it.
Art
The Need Right Now for Subversive Photography
What does it mean for a photograph to challenge what we know about the world and reveal new aspects of it?
Film
Documentarian Adam Curtis Dissects the World that Gave Rise to Trump
In Hypernormalisation (2016), Adam Curtis not only anticipates Trump’s victory, but also zeroes in on the abject disbelief and shock that followed in its wake.
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Cultural Institutions and Organizations Condemn Trump's Travel Ban
Following President Trump's executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, cultural groups and organizations have issued statements against the ban.
Art
Surf a Wave of Zombies as Donald Trump Taking a Golden Shower
Produced for the Global Game Jam, Zombies Come in Waves positions you as Donald Trump riding a wave of zombies through a post-apocalyptic world (and collecting coins along the way).