News
MoMA PS1 Workers Urge Director Connie Butler to “Settle a Fair Contract”
In an action outside the museum, staff rallied for better wages and health benefits.
News
News
Thousands of Art Workers Call for Israel’s Exclusion From the Venice Biennale
Nan Goldin, Michael Rakowitz, and others say that “platforming art representing a state engaged in ongoing atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza is unacceptable.”
News
Enigmatic Patagonia Cave Art Dates Back Over 8,000 Years
The findings shed light on how societies coped with the changing unpredictable climate at the time.
News
Jewish Voice for Peace Channels Young Lords in "Dump AIPAC" March
Echoing the Puerto Rican youth group’s 1969 "Garbage Offensive," JVP urged NYC officials to cut ties with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
News
LA City Council Approves Over $1M to Clean Graffiti From Towers
Additional funds were set aside to install fencing, remove scaffolding, and hire security services for the luxury development that was tagged in early February.
News
Middle School Teacher Accused of Selling Students’ Art Online
Mario Perron faces a potential lawsuit from parents who say he printed their kids’ drawings on coffee mugs and tote bags.
News
British Museum Hosts Runway Show With Parthenon Marbles as “Backdrop”
Greece Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the institution’s decision to allow Erdem’s show demonstrated “zero respect” for the sculptures.
News
Untitled Art Fair Acquired by Florida Luxury Brand
The move paves the way for contemporary artists to sell their inflatable mixed-media sculptures to yachters around the world.
News
Warhol Museum Wall Text About “Middle East Conflict” Draws Criticism
Workers who spoke to Hyperallergic questioned why the text, which cited "the loss of Jewish lives," made no mention of Palestinians.
News
Portland Museum of Art Lays Off 13 Workers
The Maine institution cited pandemic-related finance troubles, but is moving ahead with a $100M expansion.
News
Yale University Acknowledges Its Role in Slavery
Many of the school’s founders and early leaders enslaved Black and Indigenous people, Yale said in a public apology.
News
Brooklyn Cannabis Dispensary Restores Biggie Mural After Backlash
Emerald Dispensary in Bushwick had painted over the image of the rap legend, fearing that it would violate the state’s advertising regulations.