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NYC May Get an African American Civil Rights History Museum
Following the passage of a new local law, NYC Council is establishing a task force to evaluate the creation of a museum on African American civil rights history in the city.
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Dawoud Bey and Deborah Kass Among 1,400 Artists to Endorse Elizabeth Warren
Concurrent to the Super Tuesday primaries, over 1,400 artists, writers, musicians, and creative professionals endorsed Elizabeth Warren as the Democratic nominee.
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An Update on How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Art World
While the Louvre Museum is indefinitely closed, Van Gogh’s "Sunflowers" is one of 60 artworks from London’s National Gallery that will wait in quarantine as many of Japan’s museums remain shuttered.
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Dominican Artists Organize "Vigil for Democracy" in Times Square, Joining Protests Worldwide
After Dominican Republic's municipal elections were abruptly halted, protesters gathered in New York City and around the world to demand electoral transparency and accountability.
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Protesters Occupy MoMA PS1, Calling Museum “Complicit in Global Violence”
For the closing of The Gulf Wars exhibition, one of the participating artists, Ali Yass, planned a guerrilla action to tear his drawings off the walls.
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Scorched Museum of Chinese in America Archives Building Will Be Rebuilt
The announcement quelled concerns by community members that the city had neglected its pledge to help recover the museum’s damaged archives.
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Week In Review: Thousands of Artists Endorse Bernie Sanders; Physical Abuse Allegations Emerge at Philadelphia Museum
Also, conservative donor Rebekah Mercer leaves the board of the American Museum of Natural History, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite prompts housing reform in South Korea, and more.
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An "Atlas of Hate" Maps Poland's Anti-LGBTQ Governments
The map responds to the more than 80 Polish municipal and local governments that announced themselves as “free from LGBT ideology.”
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Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art Museum
A reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day.
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Sotheby's Moves Hong Kong Art Sales to New York; First-edition Jane Austen Novels Go to Auction
Also, the collection of a former president of the Museum of Modern Art — valued at $450 million — will be sold, and more.
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Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million Images for Public Use
Now entering the public domain are items from the institution's many museums, research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
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After South Carolina Debate, Artist Letter Endorsing Bernie Sanders Reaches Over 2,500 Signatures
| 2,579 artists have signed the “Artists4Bernie” open letter endorsing the Vermont Senator as the Democratic presidential nominee. Since February 24, this number has nearly quadrupled its original count of 665, with artists including Nan Goldin, Hito Steyerl, and Kara Walker supporting his 2020 camp