Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition?

Central Park's first sculptures of real women, thorns in the 🌹Rose Garden🌹, 1902 Footage of a Flying

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Central Park’s first sculptures of real women, thorns in the 🌹Rose Garden🌹, 1902 Footage of a Flying Train, a podcast on the cancelled exhibition at the Whitney Museum, and more.Our latest podcast episode invites Hyperallergic staff reporters to discuss the recent cancellation of an exhibition at the Whitney Museum. Has the museum learned anything? Is this a warning to other museums eager to seem “current”? Listen in, and share your opinion if you’d like in the comments.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief (Support Hyperallergic today. Become a Member!

Monument to Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth Unveiled in Central Park A statue of three pioneers of women’s rights joined the park’s collection, which previously featured only fictional women. Valentina Di Liscia

Melania Trump’s Revamped Rose Garden Is Rough Around the Hedges While Jackie O rose to the occasion, Melania’s redesign reinforced her reputation for severity in her style choices. Sarah Rose Sharp

SPONSORED Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries Host Conversations on Religion and Spirituality in Museums The series comprises three panels of scholars, faith leaders, and public figures exploring key issues related to spirituality and Asian religions.

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Podcast: Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition? Within 24 hours, online critics pushed the New York museum to reconsider an exhibition that many saw as “predatory.” Why?

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