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As Debates Over Monuments Continue, Artists Erect Their Own at a Sculpture Park in Queens

Starting in July, Socrates Sculpture Park will unveil works by Nona Faustine, Jeffrey Gibson, and more, injecting fresh energy into current debates surrounding public monuments in the US.

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Artists Parody New Museum, Calling Out Its “Political Inaction”

The group Artists for Workers has created a website replicating that of the museum, but instead provides resources for anti-racist organizing.

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: Martine Granby Sees Healing as a Form of Resistance

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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Why It's Right That the Theodore Roosevelt Statue Comes Down

Maybe we can finally really look at Theodore Roosevelt statue: a monument that is all about hierarchy, created to express what American Museum of Natural History exhibits at the time called the “distinct races of mankind."

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: Julieta Salgado Is Dancing and Celebrating as Much as She’s Protesting

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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Meet the NYC Art Community: Dyeemah Simmons Wants to Stretch the Idea of What Museums Can Do

An interview series spotlighting New York’s creative community. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: David Ninh Is Fighting for Equity in the Film Industry

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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A Block in Brooklyn Gets a Black Lives Matter Mural

A new mural stretching 565 feet in Bed-Stuy memorializes over 150 victims of fatal anti-Black violence, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: Kevin Quiles Bonilla Maintains That “Pride Is Celebrated All the Time”

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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Metropolitan Museum Looks Toward Reopening in Late August

The New York Times reported that the major New York institution plans to reopen August 29, but the museum has yet to issue an official statement.

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: Mo Romney Is Archiving “Uncharted Areas of Black Art History”

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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Community Calls on ICP to Set Ethical Guidelines for Protest Photography

Noah Morrison, founding member of ICP Center Blackness Now, says the International Center of Photography’s response to their efforts has been superficial.