"Hundreds of commercial galleries will take part, from blue-chip space like Pace, Paula Cooper Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Sean Kelly, Regen Projects and White Cube, to smaller ventures like Dimin, Broadway and Palo Gallery in New York, Nazarian/Curcio, Diane Rosenstein Gallery and Make Room in Los Angeles, Baker-Hall in Miami and Martha's in Austin, Texas. Many non-profit spaces have also joined the nationwide shutdown, from Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, the Armory Center for the Arts and the 18th Street Art Center in Southern California"
"In an announcement about its closure, the renowned Los Angeles gallery Regen Projects stated that it would "honour the national day of action in support of the people of Minneapolis and the families of Renée Macklin Good, Alex Pretti, Keith Porter Jr and all victims of violence perpetrated by Ice in Los Angeles and nationwide". Porter was outside his apartment building on 31 December by an off-duty Ice officer."
Thousands of businesses and organisations across the United States will close on Friday 30 January in protest of violent actions by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities. Hundreds of commercial galleries and many non-profit arts spaces nationwide will participate, including major blue-chip galleries and smaller local ventures across multiple states. The nationwide action follows a week of shutdowns in Minneapolis and St Paul after the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti during US Border Patrol and ICE operations. Several galleries publicly announced closures and statements of solidarity with immigrant communities and victims' families.
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