Art
From Copley Square to LAX, Standout Signs from Another Weekend of Anti-Trump Rallies
Handmade protest signs were everywhere during another weekend of protests across the United States.
Donald Trump
Art
A Showing of Art World Solidarity on Inauguration Day
Far from serving as an excuse for self-pity or left melancholy, the Occupy Museums event was an effective counter-inaugural: a ceremony marking a wider commitment to shared struggle.
Art
Trump's Signature Is the "Sound Wave of Demons Screaming"
The new US president's jagged, cramped, angular signature evokes lie detector graphs, the Black Gate of Mordor, and other ominous imagery.
Art
Fights to Withhold Paintings from Capitol Hill Show Their Political Power
Recent disputes over a painting by an 18-year-old and another from the 19th century illustrate art's ability to speak truth to power, but also to become a pawn in politicians' power games.
Art
Weekend Words: Resist
"Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
Art
The Women’s March: The First 28 Hours
A drawing report from Day 1 of the resistance movement.
Opinion
Christo, Trump, and the Art World’s Emptiest Protest Yet
Christo has abandoned a project that he and his late collaborator and wife Jeanne-Claude spent decades fighting for, ostensibly as a protest against President Donald Trump.
News
As Trump Threatens the NEA, an Artist Compiles All the Projects It Funded Last Year
To illustrate the vitality of the National Endowment for the Arts, artist Tega Brain created a website that gathers all the projects the agency funded in 2016.
News
Two White House Petitions to Save the NEA and NEH Aren't Registering Signatures
One petition shows only 44 signatures, the other 734. Based on social media sharing, neither seems to be accurate.
News
In Oval Office Rehang, Trump Continues to Copy Others
From a rug designed by former first lady Laura Bush, to duplicate Winston Churchill busts, Donald Trump's redecoration of the Oval Office is predictably retrograde.
News
In Open Letter, Hundreds of Architects Urge Trump to Take Action on Climate Change
Organized by Architects Advocate, the letter emphasizes investments in renewable energy and a commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Art
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I am HORRIFIED.