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At noon today, a group of artists and activists including members of G.U.L.F. unfurled a large parachute in the atrium of the Guggenheim Museum, demanding to meet with a member of the institution's board of trustees to discuss the labor conditions at its Abu Dhabi site.
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ABU DHABI, UAE — This week the New York Times reported that New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross was denied permission to visit the United Arab Emirates after publishing numerous articles critical of the labor conditions in the region.
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Today Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its third report on violations of the rights of migrant workers on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, where the Guggenheim and Louvre museums are planning outposts and New York University is planning a campus.
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Editor's note: For roughly three years, Hyperallergic has been covering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and how it manifests in the art world, including recently during the 31st São Paulo Biennial. The following report outlines recent developments in regards to BDS and the posit
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A United Nations body is investigating the alleged abuse of laborers on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates, site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi projects, among other museum and cultural developments.
In Brief
Ahead of a meeting of labor ministers from Gulf and Asian states later this week, Human Rights Watch released a call for the reform of laws protecting migrant workers co-signed by 90 human rights organizations and unions worldwide.
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Amid a phalanx of black-clad attendants, security, and ushers, the Guggenheim Museum welcomed guests to its annual International Gala. But not all who landed at the November 6 event were invited.
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A thirty-nine-foot banner was unfurled in the rotunda of a sparsely-attended Guggenheim Museum this evening, the latest action carried out by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Front (G.U.L.F.) activist group.
In Brief
As labor conditions on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island fall under ever-increasing scrutiny, Frank Gehry, the architect behind the Guggenheim's outpost there, has issued a statement regarding his firm's "substantial and on-going dialogue" on the issue.
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Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has unveiled the first residential project on Saadiyat Island, the "cultural district" home to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi.
Opinion
Artist Molly Crabapple has just published an extensive report on the conditions on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island, where franchises of the Louvre of the Guggenheim museums will open in the coming years.
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Last night's protest action at New York's Guggenheim Museum by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) is the group's fourth intervention and the latest to raise awareness about the labor conditions on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates.