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An Anonymous Campaign Calls Out Berlin Gallery Weekend for Being Overwhelming White and Male
According to a group of activists, 75% of the artists being platformed at Berlin Gallery Weekend are white and male.
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A Study Says High Family Income Significantly Increases Likelihood of Becoming an Artist
After studying US census data since 1850, an economist says that with every $10,000 in total family income, a person is about 2% more likely to go into a creative occupation.
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Week in Review: Conserving Nancy Holt’s Land Art, the Louvre Will Buy a Rembrandt
Also, Olu Oguibe's "Monument for strangers and refugees" gets a permanent home in Germany, Chicago launches a "mural registry," and more.
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Can Iowa Prevent Prisoners from Accessing and Creating Nude Art?
Inmates are challenging a state statute that bans images of nudity in prison — even those found in art, literature, and medical journals.
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Tate Acquires Yinka Shonibare's "The British Library," and Edvard Munch Sells at Auction
Plus, the Cleveland Museum of art acquires drawings, photographs, and more, and the National Galleries of Scotland and the V&A purchase a portrait by Antonio Zucchi.
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Climate Activists Staged a Die-In at London’s Natural History Museum
Beginning on April 15, activist group Extinction Rebellion has staged protests and acts of civil disobedience in central London locations, leading to over 1,000 arrests.
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Art Movements
The Biennale de Lyon has announced the 50+ artists that will take part, and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian passed away.
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An Iconic Collection of African American Culture Moves Back to Its Harlem Home
The Art & Artifacts division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem has finally moved its collection back home after years of offsite storage.
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Preview the Documentary About the Ongoing Saga to Open the Barragán Archives
Here's your exclusive look at a feature-length documentary about conceptual artist Jill Magid's unusual project in the archives of famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
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Does Gagosian's New Advisory Firm Create a Conflict of Interest?
Gallerists and art advisors suspect there could be ulterior motives to the industry leader's latest power play, but Gagosian would beg to differ.
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A Heated Fifth Week of Protest at the Whitney Museum Centers Palestinian Liberation
Protesters were challenged by disgruntled museumgoers, youth organizers performed a Dabka, and activists gave impassioned speeches about Whitney vice chair Warren Kanders's association with Palestine through weapons companies.
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Week in Review: Isamu Noguchi's Studio Will Open to the Public, Cuban Artists Arrested
Also, Hito Steyerl addresses the Sackler family controversy and opioid epidemic, 30,000 imperial objects were found underneath a zoo in Rio de Janeiro, and more.