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John Oliver's Mike Pence Parody Among Top Banned Books of 2018
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo tells the story of Vice President Mike Pence’s pet rabbit Bundo, who discovers his gay identity and falls in love with another bunny.
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Architects Want to Build a Park on Top of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
BIG, the firm behind the proposal, calls the design "reminiscent of Brooklyn Heights historical conditions — where city and river interlaced seamlessly, prior to construction of the highway."
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Artist Embroiled in Controversy for Depicting an Independent Taiwan in a Public Sculpture
While Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger called the decision to identify Taiwan as a state independent from China an "error," it has engendered a global discussion.
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Artists and Drug Policy Activists Protest FDA’s Role in Opioid Crisis
Nan Goldin was among the artist-activists who gathered in Washington, DC to demand the FDA address the "public health impact of the opioid crisis."
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New Report Outlines the Threats to Artistic Freedom in 2018
The Freemuse annual report is a potent reminder that artistic freedom is in constant need of monitoring.
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"The Institution Should Not Be Safe As Long As We Are Not Safe": A Third Week of Protests at the Whitney
One activist called the protest an opportunity for museumgoers to consider "the role that our cultural institutions play in our everyday decisions and choices, and the effect that that has.”
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Over 120 Prominent Scholars and Critics Demand Removal of Whitney Museum Vice-Chair
In a public letter released today, a group of theorists, critics, and scholars joins activists and members of the Whitney staff in the demand to remove Warren B. Kanders from his position as vice-chairman of the museum's board of trustees.
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Week in Review: Christo Will Wrap the Arc de Triomphe
Also, the Sacklers have filed a motion to dismiss a Massachussetts lawsuit against them, the French government will open an office to restitute Nazi-looted art, and more.
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Latinx Scholars, Curators, and Artists Urge El Museo del Barrio to Stay True to Its Mission
A letter penned by a group of Latinx artists, scholars, and community activists accuses the museum of straying from its identity and mission.
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A 1958 Green Book Sets Auction Record, and Cincinnati Art Museum Acquires Nancy Rexroth Collection
Plus, Banksy and Kusama sell at auction, and the V&A acquires Grayson Perry’s Matching Pair vases.
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Art Movements
Artist Agnès Varda passed away, Gareth Nyandoro is now represented by Van Doren Waxter, and more.
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Memorial to Enslaved People Vandalized with Racist Language and Urine at the University of North Carolina
The sculpture, created by Do Ho Suh in 2005, stands close to the former site of "Silent Sam," a Confederate monument toppled by student activists this summer.