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Decolonize This Place Holds a Pizza Party in the Whitney Museum
Two Sudanese students, along with an activist greatly involved in curtailing the gentrification of Brooklyn, offered impassioned teach-ins on their causes at the potluck.
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American Museum of Natural History “Deeply Concerned” Gala In Its Hall Will Honor Brazil’s Far-Right President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be honored at the annual “Person of the Year Awards” by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.
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The Viral Photograph that Has Come to Symbolize Sudan’s Uprising
The triumphant image of Alaa Salah, an engineering and architecture student, has "embodied the spirit of the opposition" led by Sudanese women.
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Week in Review: $650M LACMA Redesign Approved, #DontMuteDC Embraces Go-Go Music
Also, the Jewish Museum in Berlin will no longer accept money from the Sacklers, Saatchi Gallery is now a nonprofit, and more.
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Getty Acquires Oldenburg and van Bruggen Archive, and Ancient Figurines Returned to Mexico
Plus, Giorgio Morandi and Pablo Picasso sell at auction.
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Art Movements
Roberta Smith was bestowed the inaugural lifetime achievement award by the Rabkin Foundation, Nathaniel Mary Quinn is now represented by Gagosian, and more.
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Artist Coco Fusco Denied Entry Into Cuba Ahead of Havana Biennial
"I am sure that this is due to my writings on Cuban art and cultural politics, and my steadfast support for the artists-led movement in Cuba against Decree 349," the artist wrote in a statement today.
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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.