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After a Protest at the 2019 Whitney Biennial Opening, Activists March to Warren Kanders’s Townhouse

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jasmine Weber, Hakim Bishara and Hrag Vartanian May 18, 2019October 7, 2019

One protestor promised, “If you take peace from the people, we take peace from you.”

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An “Alternative Museum Guide” Explains the Kanders Controversy to Whitney Biennial Visitors

by Hakim Bishara May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

An altered replica of the Whitney Museum’s spring guide, released by the collective (D)IRT, was created in an effort to educate museum visitors about the Whitney’s relationship to gentrification, diversity, and controversies surrounding its board.

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Activist Arrested During Protest on Subway Ride to the Whitney Museum for Protest Against Warren Kanders [UPDATED]

by Hakim Bishara May 11, 2019May 17, 2019

The protesters occupied the C subway line from East New York to Chelsea, and were confronted with large police forces at the final stop. One protester was arrested.

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Student Organizations Occupy the Whitney’s Lobby to Demand the Ousting of Warren Kanders

by Hakim Bishara May 4, 2019May 17, 2019

The students drew parallels and connections between the museum’s board of trustee’s vice chair and other board members at their universities

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A Musical Protest at the Whitney Museum Focuses on Puerto Rico

by Hakim Bishara April 27, 2019October 7, 2019

“The Whitney is being funded by war waged on our homeland,” one protester said.

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A Heated Fifth Week of Protest at the Whitney Museum Centers Palestinian Liberation

by Hakim Bishara April 20, 2019October 7, 2019

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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Decolonize This Place Holds a Pizza Party in the Whitney Museum

by Hakim Bishara April 13, 2019October 7, 2019

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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“The Institution Should Not Be Safe As Long As We Are Not Safe”: A Third Week of Protests at the Whitney

Avatar photo by Ilana Novick April 6, 2019October 7, 2019

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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The People’s Cultural Plan Supports 9 Weeks of Art and Action at the Whitney

by The People's Cultural Plan April 2, 2019May 17, 2019

Community control of cultural institutions, which would replace board members, could reshape cultural life in the United States.

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Week 2 of Whitney Protests: Freedom Songs for the Unliberated

Avatar photo by Zachary Small March 29, 2019October 7, 2019

“They’re singing songs about liberation, just be aware.” said one guard over his walkie-talkie — a message that could be heard throughout the lobby.

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Decolonize This Place Launches “Nine Weeks of Art and Action” with Protest at Whitney Museum

Avatar photo by Hakim Bishara and Ilana Novick March 23, 2019March 8, 2023

The activist organization, which demands the removal of Whitney vice chairman Warren Kanders from the board, gathered at the museum to protest alongside activists from the 30 groups that have come out to support its mission.

SITE Santa Fe Opens Bruce Nauman’s First Solo Exhibition in New Mexico
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SITE Santa Fe Opens Bruce Nauman’s First Solo Exhibition in New Mexico

His Mark features a collection of new and recent video installations, including never-before-shown self-portrait work and 3D video.

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