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“Chinatown is Not a Museum,” Protesters Chant at MOCA Gala
Activists accused the Museum of Chinese in America of complicity in the construction of a new Chinatown jail and the closure of a beloved banquet hall.
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In Silent Action, Activists Protest Keffiyeh Ban at Noguchi Museum Gala
Masked activists greeted benefit attendees as messages like “Culture Banned Here” were projected on the institution’s facade.
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Mexican Museum Removes Derogatory Art About Sex Workers
Ana Gallardo’s mural at MUAC included offensive descriptions and slurs directed at a shelter for older former sex workers in Mexico City.
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Nan Goldin Among 200 Jewish Activists Arrested at NYC Protest for Palestine
Artist Molly Crabapple and filmmaker Laura Poitras were also arrested at a massive sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange.
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Gaza Photo Pasted on Picasso Painting at UK’s National Gallery
Activists stuck the image of a Palestinian mother and child to the protective glass over "Motherhood" (1901) and called for an arms embargo on Israel.
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LA Artists Drape Keffiyeh on Noguchi Sculptures in Protest
David Horvitz and Ali Eyal’s subversive action was a response to the Noguchi Museum’s new policy banning staff from wearing the Arab headscarves.
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New Conduct Guidelines at Barnard Met With Faculty Backlash
The list of prohibited activities effectively bans protest signage on the New York college campus, coming in the wake of last spring’s student-led Gaza solidarity demonstrations.
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Activists Interrupt Israeli Film Screening at Toronto Festival
Anti-Zionist protesters called out the film Bliss (Hemda), one of the centerpieces of TIFF this year, for its ties to the Israeli government.
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Noguchi Museum Terminates Three Workers for Wearing Keffiyehs
The gallery attendants refused to comply with the museum’s new policy, which they told Hyperallergic goes against their own values and those of the institution.
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Columbia University’s “Alma Mater” Sculpture Drenched in Red Paint
The action set the tone for another year of protests as the school refuses to meet student demands to divest from Israeli military interests.
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Noguchi Museum Staff Walk Out in Protest of Keffiyeh Ban
Staff say the dress code policy, which prohibits “political statements,” is anti-Palestinian and goes against the values of the artist whose legacy the museum honors.
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Woman Charged in Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home
Anne Pasternak was one of four museum leaders whose homes were graffitied with anti-Zionist messages following a heavily policed pro-Palestine protest at the institution.