Staff discontent with leadership continues to grow at Ohio State’s Wexner Center for the Arts – Matter News

In late August, 13 employees at the Wexner Center signed on to a letter sent to university officials in which they expressed a vote of no confidence in the leadership of executive director Gaëtane Verna.

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🎨✨ Ah, the eternal wisdom of famous artists: apparently, AI Weiwei just discovered that #Germany exists and wishes someone had handed him a brochure sooner. 🤖🇩🇪 Too bad #Hyperallergic was too busy listing every social media platform instead of offering actual insights. 📱🔍
https://hyperallergic.com/1050197/what-i-wish-i-had-known-about-germany-earlier/ #AIWeiwei #SocialMedia #ArtInsights #HackerNews #ngated
What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier

A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it.

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And before anyone go berserk about destroying art:

"The artwork was covered with protective glass. The MMFA said in a statement to Hyperallergic that the paint used in the protest was water-based and that staff found “no immediate signs of damage to the painting.”

And remember: fire and climate crisis will destroy A LOT more art than a few activists will.

#MMFA #Hyperallergic #paint #art

Letter to a Senator / Feb 25th :: Mr. Tillis- I ran across a piece in #Hyperallergic about #WinstonTseng’s satirical artwork that seems to have gotten under your skin. Has it occurred to you that the massive amount of criticism of #ElonMusk is 100% self-inflicted? 1/12
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How an Artist Can Save Lives - Justseeds

Libre Gutierrez interviewed by Tyce Vande Berg, December 2024 Transportapueblos, Companion of Migrants (images courtesy Libre Gutierrez) Libre Gutierrez is a sculptor, muralist, and community activist born in Tijuana, Mexico... Read More »

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"Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a groundbreaking visual artist, curator, and activist, died on Friday, January 24, at her home in Corrales, New Mexico, at the age of 85.

As part of a generation of Indigenous artists who tirelessly worked to “break the ‘buckskin ceiling'” in the art world, Smith is known for a prolific arts practice that merged piercing humor and profound socio-political commentary with poetic depictions of Native American life."

https://hyperallergic.com/986266/artist-jaune-quick-to-see-smith-who-bore-witness-to-native-life-dies-at-85/

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Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Who Bore Witness to Native Life, Dies at 85

Her five-decade oeuvre is an intimate visual lexicon that bridges personal memories and joyful resilience.

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Seriously, #NetFlow is bad...

#NSA using #DataBrokers is another reason to not just be #hyperallergic to #trakcers and shit, but to use @torproject / #TorBrowser per default!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJCFDJsbpCA

The NSA is BUYING Your Internet History?!

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Ari Moore’s Long Road From Police Officer to Buffalo Trans Icon

“If I do not share the knowledge I have, it's all wasted when I'm gone,” the artist, educator, and activist told Hyperallergic.

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Artists Rally at Hammer Museum After Arrests at UCLA

Police thwarted efforts to build a new Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the campus earlier in the week.

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Residencies, grants, and open calls for artists, writers, and art workers.

https://hyperallergic.com/874197/opportunities-march-2024/

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Opportunities in March 2024

Residencies, grants, and open calls from Anonymous Was A Woman, the International Sculpture Center, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

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