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After London's Design Museum housed an event hosted by the arms manufacturer Leonardo, more than 40 artists removed their work from an exhibition. The collective says the museum has failed to address their concerns regarding funding policy in the year following.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering the exhibition’s generic name, in trying to be everything to everyone, it’s hard for Manga to satisfy anyone.
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The museum acquired a selection of flags, prints, and designs by Extinction Rebellion, a recently formed environmental activist group, for its permanent collection.
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A nine-foot "Boris Blimp," inspired by by the bloated "Baby Trump" balloon, was flown in the skies of London during an anti-Brexit march.
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Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union Culture Group have expressed their solidarity with Ahdaf Soueif, who recently resigned from the board and cited the museum’s endorsement of the oil company BP, its silence on the restitution of cultural artifacts, and labor issues as reasons
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In a public resignation letter, Egyptian-British novelist Ahdaf Soueif named the museum's endorsement of the oil giant British Petroleum (BP) and its inaction on the issue of artifact restitution as some of the reasons for her resignation.
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Signatories, including artists Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, and Rachel Whiteread, want the museum to end its relationship with the oil company.
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For Sunday Fantasy Zoe Williams collaborated on a film with three co-authors and friends to create a fictionalized story enacted by different actresses united in playing distinct interpretations of a singular character: Veronica Malaise.
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“We are all together in this crisis and we all must change," Rylance said in an opinion article published in the Guardian. "I am resigning to lend strength to the voices within the RSC who want to be progressive, and to encourage my fellow associates to express themselves, too.”
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The collection of 60 women artists from Tate's permanent collection, on view through April 2020, tackles the tricky terrain of museum representation.
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New Waves at the Mosaic Rooms illustrates how Melehi’s painted waves spread across Morocco to create a cultural scene that celebrated tradition.
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Dozens of protesters blocked entry to the gallery for guests of the ceremony, linking arms and chaining themselves to the gallery gates. Guests were forced to climb over the wall with the assistance of security in order to enter the gallery.