Major US museums slow to respond to the murder of George Floyd highlight systematic injustice in the art world
Museums across the US faced backlash from their communities when in the face of police brutality that resulted in the murder of George Floyd, they stayed silent or were slow […]
Christo: a legacy of making the impossible possible
On May 31, 2020, the art world suffered the incredible loss of the artist Christo. Whether it was surrounding islands in Biscayne Bay with pink fabric or wrapping Paris’s Pont […]
Museums are closed but their digital doors are open
Museums of all shapes and sizes are striving to engage quarantined audiences all over the world through digital initiatives. While their physical doors may be closed, your favorite museum likely […]
Museums & their workers struggle against coronavirus
I work at an art museum in the United States that closed two weeks ago to join the struggle against spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19). I am one of many workers whose […]
Living room theatre- performing arts during the pandemic
Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic is halting fields of work globally. While there is certainly the benefit of this modern age allowing many workers and businesses to operate entirely from […]
Chilean arpilleras: museums discover an art of protest
Countries all around the world suffer from losing loved ones during times of political turmoil. Many never find out what happened; they become known as the disappeared. From 19750 to […]
Saudi Arabia’s artistic whitewash part of a well-trodden tradition among autocrats
The latest iteration of the site-specific art installation festival Desert X is currently underway in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia – but not without controversy. Normally associated with the barren wastelands […]
