MOCA Cleveland Faces Censorship Controversy, Warren Kanders Divests, and More: Morning Links from June 10, 2020
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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Warren B. Kanders
‘It’s Just the Beginning’: Art World Responds to Warren B. Kanders’s Resignation from Whitney Board
Andrea Fraser, Martha Rosler, Dan Cameron, and more discuss the controversial board member's departure—and what comes next.
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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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Amid Call for Boycott Over Trustee, Whitney Biennial Artists on Why They Won’t Withdraw Works
"Kanders must have the insight and conscience to kick himself out of the Whitney," one artist said.
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Forensic Architecture Withdraws from Whitney Biennial in Protest of Controversial Board Member
The group dealt head-on with Warren B. Kanders in its work.
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Artists Remove Work from Whitney Biennial, Protesting Board Member’s Ties to ‘Teargas and Other Weapons of Repression’ [Updated]
The call came in the wake of a widely read essay calling for a boycott of the show.
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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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Indigenous Womxn’s Collective Protests Whitney Board Member Linked to Tear-Gas Canister Manufacturing at Biennial Reception
Their action follows activist events staged at the museum by Decolonize This Place targeting the museum's vice-chair, Warren B. Kanders.
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A Tour of the 2019 Whitney Biennial in 20 Photos
This year's edition of the widely considered career-making exhibition opened to press this morning.
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Newswire
RobbReport
Which Spirit Is More Divine: Château Margaux Rare Wines vs. House of Suntory Aged Whisky
WWD
Cannes Film Festival: Sabrina Elba on Her First Acting Role, Activism and (Not) Working with Idris
Rolling Stone
Watch Sharon Van Etten’s Flawless Rendition of ‘Mistakes’ on ‘Colbert’
Sportico
NBA’s Ben Simmons Wants to Flip $23 Million Hidden Hills Mansion
SPY