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Venice Arts Workers to Protest During US Ambassador’s Visit
“We refuse the capture of Venice by oligarchs, war profiteers and the representatives of imperial power,” said the Art Not Genocide Alliance.
Palestine
Feature
The Tattoo Artist Inking Arabic Script on Skin
New York-based artist Noore Yazigi’s designs reference everything from the Quran to the poetry of the late Palestinian writer Refaat Alareer.
News
Whitney Museum Screens Taken Over With Gaza Protest Messages
Jonathan Allen’s guerrilla installations superimposed anti-genocide messages onto advertising displays outside the museum.
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SAIC Puts Professor on Leave After Palestine Reference
The Chicago school is investigating the director of its art therapy graduate program after she assigned a case study that touched on pro-Palestine activism.
Opinion
IDF Soldiers Hide From Our Gaze
Official portraits show Israeli soldiers turning their backs on the camera, ostensibly to protect them from prosecution for war crimes. The gesture is a tacit admission of guilt.
News
Historic Strike Disrupts Biennale as Thousands March in Venice
Dozens of national pavilions were partially or fully shut down in a strike for Palestine and for workers' rights.
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Hundreds Protest Israel’s “Genocide Pavilion” at Venice Biennale
Activists led by the Art Not Genocide Alliance blocked the entrance to Israel’s pavilion while waving Palestinian flags on the first day of exhibition previews.
Opinion
When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity
Basma al-Sharif’s screening at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement.
Opinion
On Curating Carnage
By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a German publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause.
News
Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”
An open letter criticizes the institution for allegedly altering displays in its Middle East galleries after complaints from a pro-Israel group.
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Did the British Museum Remove Palestine From Its Displays?
The institution acknowledged altering some texts to refer to Canaan, an ancient name for the region, but said the word “Palestine” still appears elsewhere.
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Brooklyn “Wall of Tears” Lists Names of Children Killed in Gaza
Local artist Phil Buehler said he unveiled the memorial display to help people “see something that they otherwise can't see.”