News
Museums Scramble to Grasp Impact of Trump's DEI Mandate
Widespread uncertainty pervades as institutions either roll back initiatives or try to determine whether their programs are in compliance.
Trump Administration
News
Smithsonian Institution to Shutter Diversity Offices
In a staff-wide email, the organization said it was complying with Trump’s executive order banning federally funded diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Opinion
Since When Is Neoclassical Architecture “Populist”?
Donald Trump's move to revive "traditional" architecture in federal buildings betrays his ignorance of its elitist roots.
News
Trump Call for “Traditional” Buildings Could Stifle Innovation, Architects Say
The President issued a memo reviving his controversial 2020 ordinance limiting government structures to the “classical” styles.
News
National Gallery of Art Ends Diversity Programs
The museum says it is complying with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Art
The Revisionist History of the Nazi Salute
Elon Musk’s defenders were quick to claim that his hand motion was actually an ancient “Roman salute” — but that gesture never existed.
Comics
The Sanest Response to Insane Times
MAGA is coming for our rights. The Siren is here to fight back.
News
Why Is the National Gallery of Art Hosting a Trump-Vance Fundraiser?
Though not forbidden by nonprofit guidelines, such events at museums and institutions have long generated controversy.
News
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits Over Rejected Sketch of Trump and Bezos
Ann Telnaes said the editorial decision prevented her from being able to “hold powerful people and institutions accountable.”
News
Miami Fair Asks Gallery to Remove Portrait of Trump
Scope Art Show said the work was taken down because it was not part of L Kotler Fine Art’s original proposal.
Opinion
Republican-led Bill Would Give Trump the Power to Squash Arts Nonprofits
Everyone from museums and nonprofit galleries to universities and art publications should be concerned.
Art
Memes Take a Dark Turn Post-Trump Election
As we settle into whatever we are all settling into, memes reveal how this election inextricably linked pop culture and American politics.