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Banksy Unveils a Political Interpretation of the Nativity Scene in Bethlehem
The work was unveiled this past weekend at the artist’s Walled Off Hotel, which overlooks Israel’s separation wall around Bethlehem.
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Sculpture in Beirut Removed for Its Reputed Resemblance to Star of David
A viral photo of the sculpture from a top-angle caused wide condemnations, calls for an investigation, and conspiracy theories against the artist and the gallery behind the sculpture.
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Facing Delayed Wages, Non-Unionized Workers of Mexico City’s Institute of Fine Arts Stage Protest
A group of around 40 employees quietly entered the Palace of Fine Arts during an event. They silently held up their placards as many in the audience cheered and yelled "contrato digno" — a call for "dignified contracts."
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New York City Awards $51.3M in Grants to 985 Cultural Organizations
Funding was set aside for nonprofits that directly support individual artists, collectives, and smaller cultural organizations throughout the city.
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Stephen Ross, Businessman Lambasted for Trump Ties, Stepped Down From The Shed’s Board of Directors
The real-estate tycoon has quietly resigned from the institution “to focus on his other philanthropic activities.”
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Week in Review: Hong Kongers Circulate Radical Christmas Cards; Mexico City Museum Workers Protest Wage Delays
Also, Hawai'i's Bishop Museum will eliminate single-use plastic on its campus, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver partnered with a glasses company that lets color-blind patients see in full color, and more.
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National Gallery Raises $25.5M to Purchase Orazio Gentileschi Painting; Miami Museum Acquires 16 Christo Works
Also, Sotheby’s grossed $2.8 million at an auction of Aboriginal contemporary art, the V&A received a gift of Auguste Rodin’s bronze sculpture, and more.
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Controversy Boils Over Italian Soccer League's Anti-Racism Campaign Featuring Apes
A campaign to fight racism against Black players in soccer stadiums backfired as it presented controversial images of primates to advance its message of tolerance.
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Claiming Months of No Payment, Workers at Mexico's National Institute of Fine Arts Demand Wages
One anonymous employee says it worries him that he has not been paid for six months, despite continuing to do his job and sometimes working late nights.
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Color-blind Museumgoers in Denver Can Now See Art in Full Color
This week, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver began its partnership with EnChroma glasses, which offers lenses engineered for people with color vision deficiency.
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Week in Review: Climate Strike During Art Basel Miami Beach; Harvard Students Protest Sackler Museum
Also, a California church mounted a nativity scene that comments on US–Mexico border detentions, "classic blue" is Pantone's color of 2020, and more.
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Farmworker Unions and LGBTQ Activists Clash Over Nude Portrait of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata
At a Mexico City museum, farmworker unions demanded the painting of the Mexican Revolution leader be destroyed. Their protest escalated to a clash with LGBTQ activists, amounting to violence and use of homophobic slurs.