Roosevelt Statue Controversy, Explained: Why a New York Museum Removed a Monument to a Former U.S. President
Activists have decried Roosevelt's racist and colonialist views.
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New York’s Natural History Museum Will Remove Controversial Theodore Roosevelt Statue
The sculpture has long been the site of protests, including ones led by the group Decolonize This Place.
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MoMA Director Glenn Lowry, Photographer Nan Goldin Top ArtReview’s Power 100 List
David Zwirner has moved down, and the activist group Decolonize This Place ranks highly.
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Activists Interrupt MoMA Opening Party, Urging Museum, Trustee to Cut Alleged Ties to Private Prisons
"For us, removing Fink from the board doesn't get rid of mass incarceration," one activist said.
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Hundreds Ascend Metropolitan Museum of Art Stairs for Indigenous Peoples’ Day Protest
Decolonize This Place, which was involved in organizing the action, distributed a text that read, "No museum, no board member, no philanthropist, no member of the ruling class should feel safe right…
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After Months of Protests, Warren B. Kanders Resigns from Whitney Board
His departure comes just days after eight artists asked that the museum remove their works from the biennial.
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‘Not Just Shaming Filthy Rich Bastards’: Panel Talk in New York Tackles Power and Politics in Art
The talk at the New School in New York featured Nan Goldin, Tania Bruguera, Anne Pasternak, and more.
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Exhibiting Change: When Some of the Best-Attended Exhibitions in Museums Are Protests, Where Do Institutions Go from Here?
All around the country, directors are grappling with questions of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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‘We Will Come Back’: Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member’s House
The action concluded a series of nine protests staged by the group at the museum.
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Activist Arrested En Route to Whitney Museum Protest, Allegedly for Defacing Subway Car
Yates McKee was detained ahead of one of the group's actions in protest of Warren B. Kanders.
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