Hyperallergic talks to the curator, writer, and former museum director about her new book Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest.
Laura Raicovich
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Join Karol Radziszewski, Carlos Motta, and Laura Raicovich for a Conversation on Queering and Decolonizing History
Presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York in collaboration with Residency Unlimited, Searching for Missing Narratives will take place on December 15 at 6pm (EST).
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What the Art World Is Cooking
This week includes recipes for pasta with slow cooked chickpeas and flan with dulce de leche from curators Laura Raicovich and Aimé Iglesias Lukin, and more.
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How the Arts Can Help Immigrant Communities Through Sanctuary
Tom Finkelpearl, Jeanne van Heeswijk, and Laura Raicovich discussed cultural institutions’ responsibilities to the most vulnerable members of their communities during a conversation at the New School.
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Who Is Threatened by Women Who Curate Political Art?
Challenging art is essential for sparking difficult conversations, but two museum directors — both women — have recently stepped down after championing politically engaged programming.
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Queens Museum Releases Report Making Extraordinary Allegations Against Former Director
The results of an independent investigation into last years controversy pins much of the blame on the museum’s former director and former deputy director.
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How Artists and Cultural Institutions Can Support the Sanctuary Movement
Laura Raicovich, Tom Finkelpearl, and Jeanne van Heeswijk will discuss what has been done and what more needs to happen to protect immigrants in legally precarious situations.
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Queens Museum Director’s Departure Prompts Call for More Politically Engaged Art Institutions
An open letter signed by 38 curators, artists, and academics praises Laura Raicovich and calls on art institutions to advance “cultural and social as well as political public discourse.”
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Queens Museum Cancels, Then Reinstates Israel-Sponsored Event After Accusations of Antisemitism
Fallout from the cancellation and reinstating of the event, organized by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, raises concerns about how museums might do business in light of recent anti-BDS legislation.
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Hyperallergic Podcast: Tania Bruguera, Mariam Ghani, Queens International
In our second episode we focus on New York’s borough of Queens, which is becoming a growing hub of artistic activity in the city.
