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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

The Palaces of Memory

Cultural heritage destruction in Iran and Gaza serves as a tool to erase collective identity, while Art Basel's expansion into Qatar ignores the country's criminalization of LGBTQ+ individuals.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Art Basel Qatar's Complicity

The art world contradicts its values by championing freedom while operating in countries that criminalize queerness and deny fundamental human rights.
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fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Epstein Files Expose the Depths of the Art World's Rot

Arts leaders must reject corrupt funding and prioritize donors who demonstrate civic leadership, transparency, and ethical accountability to protect institutions and communities.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

SVA Chair's Appalling Epstein Emails

"It is depressing to see how you are once again being dragged through the mud. I'm still proud to call you a friend." That's a line from a correspondence between David A. Ross, chair of the MFA art practice program at New York's School of Visual Arts, and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. It's just a snippet of a sickening chain of emails between the two men, revealed with the last release of Epstein files.
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