The Conflict Between Artists and MoMA PS1 Over Their Iraq War Exhibition

Good morning. ⛅️ Today, an important investigative report into the fight between artists and MoMA PS1

Mar 19, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ⛅️ Today, an important investigative report into the fight between artists and MoMA PS1 over the Iraq War exhibition, Banksy donates a work worth millions to a British hospital, and film reviews of documentaries about David Wojnarowicz and the Knoedler Art Forgery Scam.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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In an investigative report, Hyperallergic goes behind the scenes of the 2019 exhibition Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars; the artists featured say they were ignored and demeaned after speaking up against MoMA Chairman Leon Black, the owner of a security firm linked to untold carnage in Iraq. Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya honors the victims of the Atlanta mass shooting with her art on the cover of TIME magazine’s next issue, which is dedicated to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the wake of recent hate crimes. An artwork Banksy gave to a British hospital in May 2020 is expected to garner millions at an upcoming auction to benefit the National Health Services.

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"Zack Snyder’s Justice League," an Invaluable Historical Document of the Age of the Fan The result of a years-long fan campaign, the massive re-edit of 2017’s much-maligned Justice League holds many lessons about contemporary film culture, production, and editing. Dan Schindel

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