City Officials allege that the artwork is technically a sign but gallery owner Jack Shainman maintains that is an artwork, and its display is protected.
Upstate New York Village Wants Nick Cave Artwork Removed
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Current Exhibitions
29 SEPTEMBER–12 DECEMBER 2020
Meleko Mokgosi
Democratic Intuition
Gagosian
BRITANNIA STREET, LONDON
1 OCTOBER–19 DECEMBER 2020
Titus Kaphar
From A Tropical Place
Gagosian
WEST 21ST STREET, NEW YORK
6 OCTOBER–23 DECEMBER 2020
Rashid Johnson
Waves
Hauser & Wirth
London
21 OCTOBER–19 DECEMBER 2020
Oscar Murillo
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David Zwirner
New York
7 NOVEMBER–19 DECEMBER 2020
Tschabalala Self
Eva Presenhuber
New York
7 November – 19 December 2020
Adam Pendleton
David Kordansky Gallery
Los Angeles
Amsterdam Museum Will No Longer Use “Golden Age” to Describe Dutch Colonial Past
The Netherlands in the 17th Century was a global empire that sprawled its tentacles in many parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. An economic power, it led the world in science and art achievements for more than a century, a period that was later termed the “Golden Age” (Gouden Eeuw). It was the age of…
Zoé Whitley, Curator Behind Acclaimed ‘Soul of a Nation’, Named Director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery
Whitley has quickly risen to become one of the world’s closely watched curators. In 2019 Whitley organised the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
A Sculpture Of An Italian Right-Wing Politician Shooting African Migrants Goes On Display In Naples
The politician Matteo Salvini made Italian ports off limits to rescue ships helping stranded migrants making the dangerous journey to Europe from North Africa.
British curator, Gus Casely-Hayford to Lead V&A’s New East London museum
Casely-Hayford is renowned for bringing postcolonial perspectives on Africa to a wider audience through his work as a curator, writer, broadcaster and lecturer.
Curator Sepake Angiama Joins London-Based Institute for International Visual Arts As Artistic Director
In her new role, Angiama will oversee the organisation’s commissioning and accessioning of new artworks by Britain-based artists of African and/or Asian descent.
National Portrait Gallery In London To Close For Three Years For Refurbishment
The senior civil service union says the closure will inevitably lead to potential redundancies, uncertainty and other complications for National Portrait Gallery staff and urged them to join a union to support them through any changes.
A British Museum Will Return Artefacts To Indigenous Australians
Manchester Museum is the first UK institution to return looted art.
After Public Criticism, New York’s Central Park Adds Sojourner Truth to Sculpture Honouring Women’s Rights Pioneers
Gloria Steinem, the statue’s most vocal critics, told the New York Times that the design was “not enough,” and that the proposal made it look like Anthony and Stanton “are standing on the names of these other women.”
The Niceties- A Play That Confronts Race & Revolution Finishes Its Run In London
With just two characters — a professor and her student — discussing the American Revolution in the professor’s office, how complicated could it get?
Looted 18th Century Ethiopian Crown to return home from Netherlands
The crown is thought to be one of just 20 in existence. It was likely gifted to a church by the powerful warlord Welde Sellase hundreds of years ago.
Instagram Holds Closed-Door Talks With Artists Over Its Nudity Policy
Instagram’s policies are a part of a growing trend toward sanitizing the internet. Many artist accounts have been erased from the platform for violating community standards.
A Paris Artist Colony For Exiled Refugees Forced To Look For A New Home
The artists-in-exile project fits into the long tradition of the city of Paris as a refuge for artists who sought protection from afar and made the city home.
Sharon Watson, Artistic Director Of The UK’s Phoenix Dance Theatre Honoured In London.
Sharon Watson was named Arts and Media Leader of the Year, at The Black British Business Awards annual awards ceremony in London.
Dawoud Bey, Iconic Civil Rights History Photographer, Joins Sean Kelly Gallery
Dawoud Bey, the Queens-based photographer who was previously represented by Mary Boone Gallery, has joined the roster of Sean Kelly in New York. He’ll have his first show at the Hudson Yards gallery in the winter of 2020. Bey, who was named a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow in 2017, is perhaps best known for a series…
Activists Disrupt Private Party at Museum of Modern Art in NYC to Demand Prison Divestment
The protesters gathered outside the museum to call on MoMA and its board member Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, to divest themselves from private prison companies.