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Artist Sneaks His Work Into the Met Museum
David Mitlaski says his oil pastel painting of the Met Gala captures “A-list celebrities prancing, while the world outside the museum gates is collapsing.”
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The French Student Protesters Subverting Monuments Like It's May 68
Demonstrators are upending the country’s public landmarks to denounce police violence, under-resourced schools, and a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
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“Cornell 7” Case Sparks Fury and Protests in Solidarity With Jane Doe
A Nationwide Day of Action on October 8 gathered artists, activists, and survivors in a collective call for institutions to hold abusers accountable.
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15 Defining Photos From the Student Protests in France
Painted signs and trash bins have become a visual lexicon of resistance as protesters call for educational reform and an immediate end to police violence.
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Activists Unveil Quilt Honoring Thousands Disappeared by ICE in Minnesota
The Stolen Neighbors Quilt features 11,000 hand-stitched squares in an indictment of violence against immigrants and a “call for political courage.”
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Minnesota State Fair Removes Anti-Trump Crop Art After Artist Was Harassed
The piece, which read “8647” in yellow corn kernels, was taken down at the artist’s request after she was threatened and doxxed by right-wing agitators.
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Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Recruited by Russia to Spy on Artists
Margarita Konovalova, who performed in the collective under the alias Rita Flores, fled Russia earlier this month with the help of her lawyer.
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Chinese Artist Gao Zhen Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence for Mao Sculptures
Prosecutors used sculptures depicting the Chinese Communist Party founder repenting and aiming fire at Jesus in evidence.
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Jeffrey Epstein Dons Meta AI Glasses in Damning Guerrilla Ad
The notorious glasses are for “people who don’t do consent,” reads a mock ad mounted outside the Ray-Ban store by the activist group Everyone Hates Elon.
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Joyce Kozloff Reveals Herself as Guerrilla Girls Founding Member
After decades of anonymity, the feminist artist and activist disclosed in an interview that she is the woman behind the mask of “Liubov Popova.”
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Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign
“Billionaires could fund cures for cancer — so why are they funding glasses for perverts instead?" asked the protest group Everyone Hates Elon.
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Whitney Museum Screens Taken Over With Gaza Protest Messages
Jonathan Allen’s guerrilla installations superimposed anti-genocide messages onto advertising displays outside the museum.