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Art Basel Paris Undergoes Lockdown Ahead of Opening
Police ordered the Grand Palais to briefly shut down amid the nationwide student protests.
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Paris Students Block Louvre Entrance, Forcing Closure
Students from the independent École du Louvre and the National School of Fine Arts are leading the ongoing action.
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Duo Calls to Oust Leon Black in Protest Outside MoMA
The protesters handed out zines that detailed the billionaire trustee’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and several sexual assault allegations brought against him.
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Protesters Decry Chinatown Museum’s Acceptance of “Jail Money” at Town Hall
Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail.
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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.
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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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Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
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Greta Thunberg Banned From Venice After Dyeing Canal Green
The climate activist joined Extinction Rebellion in the action to spotlight the environmental crisis.
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Protest Dance Outside Kennedy Center Targets Trump’s Attack on Culture
Dozens of workers have been terminated since the president took over the institution in February.
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Activists Protest Fireworks Display at Centre Pompidou
“Art cannot be an excuse to destroy,” said Students for a Free Tibet.
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Why the Right Can’t Stand the “No Kings” Aesthetic
The growing movement’s visual language includes protest art and costumes that subvert President Trump's patriotic iconography.
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Two Arrested for Splashing Paint on Columbus Artwork in Spain
Activists at Madrid’s Museo Naval called for an end to the “glorification of colonization and genocides, both historical and current.”