June 17, 2020Addressing the British Museum’s Colonial History and Hollow Solidarity With Black Lives“I am disappointed that it took the death of an unarmed Black man for you to join the conversation about the colonial past and present of the British Museum,” says Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali in a letter addressed to director Hartwig Fischer. Bayryam Mustafa BayryamaliWhen Fire Becomes Another Word for RevolutionAt the Palais de Tokyo, Our World is Burning allows 30 artists to express the dream and necessity of a sustainable future in an egalitarian world. Anahita ToodehfallahSPONSOREDMaine College of Art Hosts Its Annual Summer Art Sale OnlineBuild your art collection with works by artists like Katherine Bradford, Daniel Minter Hon. DFA ’19, Todd Webb, Jocelyn Lee, Matt Blackwell ’77, Linden Frederick, and Lewis Rossignol ’17 with MECA’s annual summer art sale, open from June 18 to June 21. NewsMan Shot and Wounded During Demonstration Against Colonial StatueGunshots were fired outside of the Albuquerque Museum as members of a right-wing militia infiltrated an attempt to remove a statue of New Mexico’s colonial governor, Juan de Oñate, in Albuquerque. Palm Springs Art Museum Criticized for Staying “Neutral” in Wake of George Floyd’s KillingAn open letter criticizes the museum for staying silent for 10 days and for then offering a “message of neutrality using the artwork of Alison Saar, whose work is far from neutral.” Using Humor, Two Artists Suggest We Can Change the Present (Not Just the Future)Inspired by a Selena song, Arisleyda Dilone and Camilo Godoy’s upcoming performance invokes Latinx telenovela scripts, lullabies, and more to explore themes of self-love, longing, and desire. Dessane Lopez CassellQueer Art Workers Reflect: Tatiana Muñoz Brenes Is Done With “Non-political Curatorship”Tatiana Muñoz Brenes is an art historian, psychologist, and curator at the Museum of Identity and Pride in Costa Rica. Dessane Lopez CassellMost Popular on Hyperallergic
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