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Artist Coalition Announces 10-week “Strike” Against MoMA
The campaign is a collaboration by members of 12 activist-artist organizations, including Decolonize This Place, Forensic Architecture, and MoMA Divest.
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Behind the Scenes of MoMA PS1 Exhibition, Artists Confronted Leadership Over Chairman’s Implication in Iraq War
Artists included in the Gulf Wars exhibition say they were disregarded and demeaned after speaking up against MoMA Chairman Leon Black, owner of a security firm linked to untold carnage in Iraq.
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Black Visionaries Challenge the Exclusionary History of Architecture In This Online MoMA Class
In conjunction with the new exhibition Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America, the free course creates further space to hear directly from Black designers, scholars, and artists.
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MoMA Will Temporarily Cover Philip Johnson’s Name After Architects Denounce White Supremacist Ties
A wall sign bearing Johnson's name will be covered by an artwork during the run of the exhibition Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America.
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MoMA Receives Donation of 100 Photos by Women Artists Spanning a Century
The collection includes early modernists like Claude Cahun and Gertrud Arndt, as well as contemporary artists such as Catherine Opie and Carrie Mae Weems.
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Citing Epstein Ties, Dartmouth Community Calls for School to Rename Leon Black Arts Center
Alumni and students are calling for Dartmouth to rename the Black Family Visual Arts Center following revelations of Black’s financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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A Filmmaker Grapples with the Loss of Her Brothers Through Documentary
Currently streaming through MoMA, Sophy Romvari’s newest short Still Processing, exemplifies her tender approach to sensitive subjects.
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Over 150 Artists Call for Leon Black’s Removal From MoMA’s Board Over Jeffrey Epstein Financial Ties
In a series of statements, artists including Nan Goldin, Michael Rakowitz, Xaviera Simmons, and Hito Steyerl have urged the Museum of Modern Art to address Black’s presence on its board.
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MoMA Chairman Leon Black Steps Down as CEO of Equity Firm Following Review of Jeffrey Epstein Ties
A company report determined that Epstein had provided “legitimate advice” to Black related to the billionaire’s vast art collection.
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Viral Sink Reviewer Eviscerates MoMA's Restrooms
Sink Reviews boasts over 712,000 followers on TikTok, expanding the digital world of faucet criticism.
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MoMA's Showcase of Movies That Will Soon Be Oscar-Nominated
Online this year, the Museum of Modern Art's Contenders program features all the best bets for the imminent film awards season.
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The Year Without Art, 2020
Every individual loss carries the resonance of collective loss, the ripple of disappearance.