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Gulf Labor Coalition Calls on Artists to Boycott Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

by Hakim Bishara May 1, 2019May 3, 2019

The activist group says that the new museum is being “built on the back of exploited, indebted, and abused workers.”

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Trouble on the Island of Happiness and Human Rights Concerns for the Louvre Abu Dhabi

by Kristina Bogos November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

When starchitect Jean Nouvel said he “saw no problem” with the way migrant laborers were treated during the construction of Saadiyat Island, you have to wonder if he even looked.

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Gulf Labor Criticizes Guggenheim’s Silence on Migrant Workers’ Rights

by Claire Voon October 5, 2016October 6, 2016

Months have passed since the Guggenheim broke off six years of negotiations with the Gulf Labor Coalition over migrant workers’ rights in Abu Dhabi.

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Guggenheim and British Museum Refuse to Work with Human Rights Groups on Abu Dhabi Projects

by Claire Voon June 22, 2016June 23, 2016

Many reports have emerged of harsh labor conditions during the construction of museums on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, but the cultural institutions involved are showing no interest in discussing these violations with leading human rights groups.

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Artists in Guggenheim Show Urge Museum to Resume Talks on Migrant Rights in Abu Dhabi

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne April 29, 2016May 7, 2016

In a statement issued today, a group of artists featured in a just-opened exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum expressed disappointment over the Guggenheim Foundation’s decision to break off negotiations with the Gulf Labor Coalition.

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Guggenheim Breaks Off Negotiations with Gulf Labor Over Migrant Rights

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 17, 2016April 21, 2016

On April 13, the Guggenheim Board of Trustees informed the Gulf Labor Coalition that it will no longer negotiate with the group regarding the living and working conditions of the workers who are and will be building its museum in Abu Dhabi.

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At Venice Biennale, Artists Stage a Pageant for Precarious Workers in Abu Dhabi

by Gretchen Coombs September 1, 2015September 22, 2015

VENICE — When I arrived in Venice three weeks ago, I immediately headed to the tip of the Donsoduro to S.a.L.E. docks, a contemporary art space run by artist and activist Marco Baravalle. As part of its Biennale programming, the G.U.L.F. was set to have the Precarious Workers Pageant that evening.

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G.U.L.F. Occupies Israeli Pavilion in Venice, Calls for Cultural Boycott [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian August 3, 2015August 17, 2015

Yesterday the Gulf Labor Coalition, which is an official participant of the central exhibition of the 2015 Venice Biennale, and the G.U.L.F. (Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction) group staged a variety of protest actions at the international exhibition.

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Gulf Labor Hips Venice Biennale Visitors to UAE Labor Abuses

by Vega Partesotti July 31, 2015August 3, 2015

VENICE — On Wednesday the Gulf Labor Coalition held the first in a series of four panels it is organizing as part of the 2015 Venice Biennale.

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Hans Haacke on “Gift Horse,” Gulf Labor, and Artist Resale Royalties

Avatar photo by Tiernan Morgan July 23, 2015October 5, 2016

Early last March, London’s Conservative mayor Boris Johnson unveiled Hans Haacke’s “Gift Horse,” the tenth commission installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth.

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French Museum Authority Confirms Worker Death at Louvre Abu Dhabi Site

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 17, 2015

The Agence France-Muséums has confirmed reports, brought to light recently by the activist and artist group Gulf Labor, that a 28-year-old Pakistani worker died on June 8 at the construction site of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi museum.

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As Third Member Is Refused Entry to UAE, Gulf Labor Renews Pressure on Guggenheim

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 16, 2015May 19, 2015

The news that a third member of the Gulf Labor Artist Coalition was barred from entering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has many people wondering what this means for the future of the Gulf nation’s growing art community.

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Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s First Major Retrospective Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian
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Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s First Major Retrospective Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch confronts the challenges of being Indigenous and female in the United States and Canada. On view in NYC.

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