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St. Louis Arts Center Scraps Pro-Palestinian Exhibition, Calling It “Antisemitic”
The show at Craft Alliance included a bowl with a keffiyeh pattern, watermelon imagery, and the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
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Seven Women Offer Alternative Ways of Relating to the Earth
These artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Peru, Sudan, and Palestine use soil as a different kind of building medium in their works.
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Citing “Anti-Palestinian” Exhibition, Seattle Museum Staff Walk Out En Masse
Striking workers say the Wing Luke Museum show conflates anti-Zionism and antisemitism and does not center Palestinian voices.
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The Indigenous Artists Creating Work in Solidarity With Palestine
These three artists are sharing work online, from digital design to painting, to visualize the intertwined Indigenous struggles between Native peoples and Palestinians.
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Calls to Boycott Artforum Resurface Amid Rumored Palestine Edition
The magazine publishers’ response to a letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza last fall raised serious questions about editorial independence.
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Have Pro-Palestine Artworks Been Censored in Your State?
An online map by the National Coalition Against Censorship tracks artists who have faced professional consequences for “invoking Israel or Palestine.”
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Native Artist’s Residency Canceled Over Painting Referencing Palestine
Danielle SeeWalker says she feels "tokenized" by the Town of Vail in Colorado, which took issue with her artwork “G is for Genocide.”
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Preserving the Art of Palestinian Taṭrīz 76 Years After the Nakba
An online archive of digitized patterns features more than 1,000 motifs pertaining to the traditional embroidery art form.
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Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website
The festival took down the artwork submission after a petition said its title, “From the River to the Sea,” was antisemitic.
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Art Alluding to Pro-Palestine Slogan Nixed From Miami Beach Display
Hundreds signed a letter in support of Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ after Oolite Arts removed their work, which referred metaphorically to the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
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Who Is the Cartoon Child Seen on Palestinian Protest Signs?
Created in 1969 by late political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, the figure known as Handala has long symbolized Palestinian identity and resilience.
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Israel Strike on Gaza Church Was a War Crime, Says Human Rights Group
A new filing asks the International Criminal Court to investigate the destruction of the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church last fall.