"News broke last week that the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) passed on acquiring a work by Nan Goldin after some committee members accused the artist - who is Jewish - of antisemitism over her vocal stance against Israel's genocide in Gaza. In an interview with Hyperallergic today, Goldin calls it what it is: censorship. The photographer and activist has long defended the human rights of Palestinians and other oppressed people, and denounced the conflation of antisemitism and anti-Zionism."
"The Studio Museum in Harlem will remain temporarily closed until February 7 to remediate water damage from a "sprinkler emergency" last weekend. The museum reopened to the public on November 15 after a seven-year closure and the construction of a new building by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson. Attention, Fascism Ahead An artist who goes by Make it Weird has installed signs mimicking common traffic signage across Philadelphia to alert residents of ICE threats and looming authoritarianism."
The Art Gallery of Ontario declined to acquire a work by Nan Goldin after committee members accused the Jewish artist of antisemitism because of her vocal stance against Israel's actions in Gaza. Nan Goldin described the decision as censorship and has long defended Palestinian human rights while denouncing the conflation of antisemitism with anti‑Zionism. The incident is described as part of a broader pattern of institutions silencing speech in support of Gaza. Separately, the Studio Museum in Harlem temporarily closed to remediate water damage, and a Philadelphia artist installed traffic‑style signs warning of ICE threats and authoritarianism.
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