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Lebanese Art Community Joins Unprecedented Protests
As artists discuss the role of contemporary art in times of revolution and rally on the streets, 20 leading arts organizations issued a statement of solidarity with protesters across Lebanon.
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Art Handlers in Long Island City Lose Union Vote by a Margin of Three Votes
Employees of UOVO, a high-end art logistics company, launched a campaign to organize with Teamsters Local 814 earlier this month.
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A Monument to Tourists Killed By Wolves in NYC Tells a Tall Tale
The monument, erected by the Ed Koch Wolf Foundation, is “a reminder as to why the parks close at dusk.”
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Week in Review: Protests Escalate as Museum of Modern Art Reopens, Protest Banners From Downtown Beirut
Also, a bulletproof memorial to Emmett Till was mounted in Mississippi, Instagram held a private meeting with artists about its censorship policies, and more.
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Two 160-Year-Old Books of Classical Poetry Annotated by Herman Melville Sell for Over $106,000
Plus, London's Design Museum got a £3 million reprieve, and architect Junya Ishigami wins one of the world's richest architecture awards.
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Colombians Decry Censorship After Government Officials Paint Over Mural About Extrajudicial Killings
Graffiti artists collaborated to represent the military apparatus that executed thousands of poor farmers, youths, and other civilians. But dozens of military officials and police proceeded to cover the mural with white paint.
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Art Handlers Rally in Long Island City Ahead of a Union Vote
"The tactics used against us have been brutal, nasty, coercive," said one of the workers employed by UOVO, a high-end art logistics company. "What we're asking for is just the ability to bargain as equals."
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After Anti-Trans Sermon, True/False Film Fest Divests From Its Church Partner
For 10 years, the Crossing church in Columbia, Missouri, has helped sponsor the country's premier documentary film festival. Now, however, that relationship has ended.
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In San Francisco, a Design for Maya Angelou Monument Is Approved, Then Suddenly Scrapped
Lava Thomas said she was elated to find out her proposal had been selected out of hundreds of applicants, but two weeks later she got a call saying that the sponsors will instead pursue a more figurative, traditional design.
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Central Park Women's Suffrage Monument Approved After Months of Heated Debate
Following criticism over the historical accuracy of previous proposals, the statue was revised again to reflect differences of opinion between abolitionist Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
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Three More Arrested as Suspects in Golden Toilet Heist
| Three people were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to burgle Maurizio Cattelan's solid gold toilet. So far, five have been arrested for alleged involvement in the world's oddest bling ring. Read the full story here [https://hyperallergic.com/517549/oh-crap-thieves-swipe-solid-gold-toilet-worth-
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Monument to Seneca Village Family Rushed and Historically Inaccurate, Experts Say
The monument to the Lyons family from the historic 19th-century village of mostly Black residents will be placed nearly 20 blocks uptown from its original location in Central Park.