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Art Handlers Are Unionizing at UOVO, a High-End Art Logistics Company
Workers at the white-glove art logistics company have announced their intention to form a union with Teamsters Local 814 for better healthcare and benefits.
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Anti-Oil Protesters Will Storm the British Museum with a Trojan Horse
BP or not BP? launched a crowdfunding campaign to build a giant Trojan Horse for its largest protest yet, which will coincide with the museum's Troy: Myth and Reality exhibition.
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German Museum Will Give Artist Walid Raad Prize Despite City's Objection
Aachen withdrew its decision to award the Lebanese-American artist a €10,000 (~$10,900) prize for providing an "evasive" answer to an inquiry about his position on the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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Art Workers Condemn Ruling Censoring Sexual Assault Allegations Against Subodh Gupta
Dozens call the court order to remove the allegations from Instagram “an outright move to silence the survivors and gag the platform that gave them a voice while protecting their identities.”
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After Strained Negotiations, New Museum Signs Five-Year Contract With Union Workers
The workers achieved an across-the-board pay increase of 3% in the first four years of the contract, with a 3.5% increase in the final year.
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Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Artist Subodh Gupta to Be Wiped From Instagram and Google, Delhi High Court Orders
The court also ordered that Facebook, which owns Instagram, reveal the owner of Scene and Herd, an anonymous Instagram account responsible for sparking a #MeToo movement in India's arts community.
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36 Symbols, Including the “OK” Hand Sign, Added to Lexicon of Hate
The symbols of hate are evolving and the Anti-Defamation League has added dozens to it's "Hate on Display" database.
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In Times Square, Kehinde Wiley Unveils a Massive Monument to Black Identity
Wiley is contributing his own public monument to American history, which will later join 10 Confederate sculptures in Richmond, Virginia.
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“If They Build It, They Will Fill It”: Prison Abolitionists Protest Outside the Ford Foundation
Over 50 protestors gathered outside the Ford Foundation’s Manhattan headquarters, responding to the foundation president’s statements in support of New York City’s plan to close Rikers Island prison complex and build smaller detention facilities in its place.
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Spanish-Speaking Art Students Clapback at Man Who Told Them to "Speak English"
Four art students in Savannah, Georgia, were confronted by a man telling them to speak English.
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Week in Review: Protests Against Ford Foundation Ramp Up; New Museum Protest Shut Down in the Bronx
Also, the 2019 MacArthur “Genius” grants have been announced, a $6.5 million Cimabue painting was discovered, and more.
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Golden Sarcophagus Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum Repatriated to Egypt
Plus, a previously lost masterwork by Eugène Delacroix is heading to Houston, and a Banksy auction subtitled "I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t" sold $1.3 million worth of the artist's work.