Art
The No-BS Protest Art of the Anti-Trump Marches
In nationwide demonstrations this weekend, protesters left “Dump Trump” in 2016 and opted for cheekier and artistically inclined messaging.
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17,000 Children’s Shoes Line Pennsylvania Avenue in Moving Gaza Memorial
The pro-Palestine art installation in Washington, DC, coincided with anti-Trump marches across the country.
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Artists and Cultural Workers Protest Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
Dozens of artists and academics, including Palestinian-American painter Samia Halaby, condemned the “targeting of immigrant students” in an open letter.
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Workers Rally Outside Brooklyn Museum as Layoffs Deadline Looms
With staff cuts set to go into effect in just three days, workers and unions hope there’s still a chance the museum might reverse course.
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Trans Rights Groups Protest Scrubbed Stonewall Monument Website
The National Park Service removed references to trans and queer people from its website describing the historic 1969 uprising, including the “T” and “Q” in “LGBTQ+.”
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Artists Wanted to Make a Pro-Palestine Statement. The Brooklyn Museum Said No.
A group of artists asked the museum to alter their artwork displays with keffiyehs after the institution failed to take a “clear public moral stance” on Gaza.
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Wax Figure of Benjamin Netanyahu Targeted in Mexico City
A protester defaced the sculpture of the Israeli prime minister on view at the local wax museum, shouting “Viva Palestina, viva Sudan, viva Yemen, viva Puerto Rico, viva Tigray.”
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Guerrilla Wall Labels Protest Keffiyeh Ban at Noguchi Museum
“This wall is a boundary the museum uses to erase culture, banning keffiyeh and firing staff who challenge its racist views,” read one mock text.
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Protesters Stage Guerilla Action on Subway In Honor of Jordan Neely
The action calls to attention the unhoused Black man who was killed last year during a six-minute chokehold at the hands of a Marine veteran.
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Protesters Denounce Tate’s Ties to Israel During Turner Prize Ceremony
Dozens of art workers gathered outside the museum during the award ceremony as artist Jasleen Kaur expressed solidarity with the Palestinian cause inside.
Opinion
The Gestural Feminism of Iranian Women
The student who stripped her clothes to protest the country’s oppressive dress code fits into an evolving movement of body-based feminist activism.
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Protesters Take to MoMA During World Jewish Congress Gala
One activist was taken into custody during the action, which targeted the organization’s support for Israel amid its attacks on Gaza.