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New Anti-Riot Bills Threaten the Work of Social Practice Artists
The Florida anti-riot law can also be interpreted to punish people who attend a peaceful protest that turns riotous, though they do not commit riotous acts themselves.
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Vermont Law School Is Right to Cover Over a Controversial Mural
Free speech is a fundamental right that should be protected. VLS’s decision, though, is not about the censoring of speech.
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Austria Should Repatriate the Mexica Headdress
The headdress in Austria is the only one of its kind and it's not only a work of art, but a representation of the identity and landscape of Mexico that was stripped from the nation by colonial forces.
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Berlin's Humboldt Forum Is a Strange Marriage of Progressive Content and Conservative Form
The Humboldt Forum thinks it can genuinely pursue and cultivate “peaceful dialogue between cultures” from a position of global power. I’m not so sure.
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Why the Gay Pride Flag Still Matters
The rainbow, which is still perhaps the most commonly known symbol for the LGBTQIA+ community, has gone through a cultural tug of war over the years.
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Artists Should Never Take on a Commission Without a Contract
By the end of my commissioned project, it was obvious that the agency owner had no respect for me as an artist, a contractor, or even as a person.
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What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame
I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness.
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How BIPOC Artists Fight Canada's Biased Art Scene
The Canada Council for the Arts will disburse $116.5 million, and groups that are “Indigenous, culturally diverse, deaf, disabled, or official language minorities” will share only 4% of these funds.
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Finding Hope After the Beirut Explosion
As I watched my photographs burn and turn to dust, I was reminded of the Phoenician legend of the Phoenix rising from its ashes.
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Milan Museum Commemorates Fascist Past at the Expense of the Present
If it seeks to help us “avoid the errors of the past,” more will be needed from Milan's House of Memory museum.
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We Need to Reform the September 11 Museum
Approaching the 20th anniversary of the attacks, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center faces a reckoning.
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Are Hybrid Film Festivals Actually Accessible?
If hybrid festivals continue the way they do, the in-person experience will be held at a premium while the online content is given to the masses.