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MoMA Trustee Leon Black Files Defamation Suit Against Woman Who Accused Him of Abuse and Harassment
The financier and former MoMA chairman was revealed to have close business and personal ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Black Power in Print Illuminates the Rich Artistic Legacy of the Movement
At the center of the exhibition is a letter penned by artist and activist Dana Chandler Jr. to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, addressing racism at the institution.
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Whitney Museum Transfers an Expansive Archive of Andy Warhol Film Archives to MoMA
From 1963 through 1968, Warhol produced nearly 650 films, including hundreds of Screen Tests and dozens of full-length movies.
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"This Is Class War": Protesters Storm MoMA with Palestinian Flags and Spoons
Protesters splashed paint on the entryway of the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown, Manhattan.
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Strike MoMA “Phase 2” Starts off Small With Activist-led Teach-in
Passersby joined the small gathering of activists and allies, surprised to learn about the connection between MoMA trustees and global politics.
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Strike MoMA Announces “Phase 2” of Protests
The protest relaunch will kick off a week of activities and organizing leading up to a city-wide action on September 17 under the slogan "Globalize the Intifada."
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Someone Spray-painted a Museum of Modern Art Entrance
A video shows the museum’s glass facade and revolving doors splashed with white and green paint.
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Working With Tobacco, Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill Offers Decolonial Possibilities
In her first US solo museum show, Hill invites reflection on tobacco’s mass consumption while underscoring its long Indigenous history.
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Hundreds March Through Midtown for Final Week of “Strike MoMA”
Activists unfurled a “Strike MoMA” banner at a courtyard in the museum and projected protest messages on the museum’s facade after dark.
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Exhibiting MoMA Artist Withdraws From Museum Events in Solidarity With Protesters
Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill is the first MoMA artist to withdraw from activities at the museum since the weekly Strike MoMA protests began on April 9.
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Artists Nominate MoMA as an “At-Risk Cultural Heritage Site”
In its application, the group denounced several MoMA board members for their connections to “gentrification and displacement,” “extractivism and environmental degradation,” and more.
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“Washing Their Hands With Our Blood”: Activists on MoMA Trustee’s Dominican Republic Gold Mine
Hyperallergic accompanied two protesters on their journey from Queens to Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art, for an insider view of participating in a #StrikeMoMA action.