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School of Visual Arts Students Hold Moment of Silence for Gaza Children
At an exhibition opening in the school’s Flatiron gallery, students read the names of young Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks.
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Top Art Patrons Discussed Deploying NYPD Against Columbia Students
Private chats obtained by the Washington Post show how art-world stakeholders sought to influence Mayor Eric Adams and Columbia leadership.
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How the Met Gala Catalyzed a “Celebrity Block Party”
Social media is on a blocking spree after witnessing the garish annual display of wealth juxtaposed with images of dead Palestinian children in Rafah.
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CalArts and Student Protesters Reach Agreement on Divestment
A student committee will work with the school to divest from funds linked to human rights violations following campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website
The festival took down the artwork submission after a petition said its title, “From the River to the Sea,” was antisemitic.
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Art Students and Faculty Rally for Palestine at Cooper Union
The action drew connections between the student mobilization for Gaza and the Free Cooper Union movement in 2011.
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The Palestine Congress That Never Was
Inside Berlin’s censorship of a Palestine solidarity conference that police shut down as soon as it began.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala
“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.
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After Mass Arrests, UCLA Faculty Protest at Hammer Museum Gala
As black luxury SUVs dropped off guests, faculty demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a member of the Hammer’s board of directors.
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Police Arrest Dozens Protesting for Gaza at Art Institute of Chicago
The demonstrators symbolically renamed the school “The People’s Art Institute.”
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In Surprise Action, Activists Decry Whitney Museum Funders' Ties to Israeli Military
Approximately 100 activists overtook the museum on Friday night with video and sound interventions emphasizing the suffering of families in Gaza.
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Hundreds Protest After Police Arrest Students at NYU and New School
NYPD officers swept the Gaza solidarity encampments at both schools in what many say is a disturbing show of force on campus.