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The Whitney Museum's J20 event in 2017
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The Ebbs and Flows of Resistance in the Art World

by Noah Fischer January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

After a moment of incredible unity around the #J20 Art Strike, the art community’s protest movements have fragmented as the reality of everyday life under Trump has set in.

Posted inNews

Occupy Museums Hosts a Faux Graduation Ceremony at the Whitney Museum

by Julie Schwietert Collazo May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

Last Friday, Occupy Museums held a “counter-commencement” at the Whitney Museum of American Art that called attention to student debt and “speculative investment in art and culture.”

Posted inArt

An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 13, 2017

See highlights from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, which opens to the public later this week.

Posted inNews

Protesters Demand MoMA Drop Trump Advisor from Its Board

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian February 22, 2017February 23, 2017

Dozens of protesters are demanding MoMA remove the CEO of BlackRock from their board because of his ties to the Trump administration.

Posted inNews

At a Museum’s #J20 Event, Hitting the Limits of Inclusivity

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney February 6, 2017February 8, 2017

On a day of protest, one museum opened its doors for a special event. But was it enough?

Posted inArt

A Showing of Art World Solidarity on Inauguration Day

by Andrew Weiner January 30, 2017February 4, 2021

Far from serving as an excuse for self-pity or left melancholy, the Occupy Museums event was an effective counter-inaugural: a ceremony marking a wider commitment to shared struggle.

Posted inArt

Occupy Museums Challenges Us to Face Fascism with the #J20 Art Strike

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton January 19, 2017January 19, 2017

On the eve of the #J20 Art Strike and a solidarity event it’s organizing at the Whitney Museum, the collective has released a statement outlining art’s role in the fight against fascism in the US and around the world.

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The Guggenheim and Protesters Both Respond to #GuggOccupied in Venice

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 9, 2015May 9, 2015

VENICE — Friday’s three-hour occupation of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice by arts and activists organizations resulted in a brief meeting between a number of protesters and members of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection staff.

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Art Protest Groups Join Forces for Guerrilla Ribbon-cutting at New Whitney Museum

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 15, 2015April 19, 2015

Last night, The Illuminator was in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District to project mayday messages on the facade of the soon-to-be-opened Whitney Museum, while a group of two dozen protesters supported by 23 sponsoring organizations launched a guerrilla inauguration for the “fracked gas pipe museum.”

Posted inOpinion

Liveblogging ‘The Artist as Debtor’ Conference

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian January 23, 2015January 30, 2015

We’re at Cooper Union today to liveblog the ‘The Artist as Debtor: A Conference about the Work of Artists in the Age of Speculative Capitalism’ event.

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Accounting for Artists’ Debt

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian January 22, 2015January 26, 2015

On Friday, January 23, some of the most progressive thinkers on the topic of the financial realities facing artists will be convening in the Great Hall of Manhattan’s Cooper Union university to explore a topic largely ignored in the art world, the artist as debtor.

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Counter-Competition Seeks Alternatives to Controversial Guggenheim Helsinki

by Mostafa Heddaya September 11, 2014

As the official Guggenheim Helsinki design competition drew to a close this week, a rival contest was announced: Next Helsinki.

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