the other day I was talking with a colleague about how sexual abuse is uphold and perpetuated via curatorial work

when those before you have undergone sexual assault, there's an assumption that those who follow will acquiesce

abuse is commonplace in this industry

#realtalk

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery. As President Donald Trump seeks to reshape museums and other cultural institutions, historian James Millward has been “guerrilla teaching” visitors about changes that have been made.

Always remember #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

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Art Gallery of Ontario rejects acquiring Nan Goldin work because of her opposition to Gaza genocide: “Palestine is a great exception that doesn’t include freedom of speech” A committee at the AGO rejected buying a work by Goldin because several members found her denunciation of the Gaza genocide “offensive” and “antisemitic.”

#AGO #Toronto #Museumsarenotneutral #Photography #Arts

#ArtGallery of #Ontario rejects acquiring #NanGoldin work because of her opposition to #Gazagenocide:

“#Palestine is a great exception that doesn’t include #freedomofspeech”

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#MuseumsAreNotNeutral now or in the past. Solidarity to the staff!

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

people of the Global South should automatically get free admission in this imperial heist center and all the other imperial heist centers

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs The terms of the restitution of the two ceramic pots have been cast in the mould of Nazi war-loot agreements

something beautiful

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral #DaveThePotter

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British painter Edward Burra: A neglected chronicler of 20th century society Burra’s early work emerged in the wake of revolutionary artistic ferment following the Bolshevik Revolution.

#art #museum #arts #visualarts #artwork #artistlife #creativeprocess #artdiscussion #artist #museumsarenotneutral #EdwardBurra

Burra’s early work emerged in the wake of revolutionary artistic ferment following the Bolshevik Revolution.

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What Does It Mean to Exhibit the Gun That Killed Emmett Till? As someone who questions institutional claims of neutrality and the ethics of curatorial practice, I wonder about the “museumification” of the weapon and the ramifications of its display.

La Tanya S. Autry, co-creator of #MuseumsAreNotNeutral, poses a series of thoughtful questions about the controversial acquisition
What Does It Mean to Exhibit the Gun That Killed Emmett Till?

What Does It Mean to Exhibit the Gun That Killed Emmett Till? As someone who questions institutional claims of neutrality and the ethics of curatorial practice, I wonder about the “museumification” of the weapon and the ramifications of its display.

sharing some thoughts
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#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

Professor Karen Leader is a true leader in her field.
It's appalling that she has been targeted.
#MuseumsAreNotNeutral
#AcademiaIsNotNeutral

"'Just months after slashing funding for the World Trade Center Health Program that cares for survivors and first responders, President Trump now wants to take over the 9/11 Memorial [and] Museum,' [Governor Kathy] Hochul said in a statement."

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

𝘥𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

two women are laughing with their tongues out and one of them is holding a glass . ALT: two women are laughing with their tongues out and one of them is holding a glass .

Anyone else watching (and enjoying) this drama unfold?

'Tens of thousands sign petition against France loaning Bayeux Tapestry to British Museum | The Independent'

Karma is coming in hot 🥰💃🏿
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#BayeuxTapestry #BritishMuseum #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
#Colonialism #France

First They Came for Black History The erasure of African Americans from museum galleries is also a warning sign that any community's stories can be next.

Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson, president and CEO of the Association of African American Museums, has written an important reflection about this dangerous time we are experiencing, 

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#MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ArchivesAreNotNeutral

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

The Past Empowers The Future | Amistad Research Center Welcome to the Amistad Research Center, the world's largest independent archive dedicated to preserving Black history.

"'The cancellations felt targeted, [the center’s executive director, Kathe Hambrick] said. 'We are a Black history preservation organization with a large LGBTQ collection,' she said. 'Don’t you think we would be a target?'"

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

the Center’s website: www.amistadresearchcenter.org

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The latest blog post from Museums & Race asks how our institutions remain responsive to the diverse communities we serve in an environment increasingly hostile towards DEI work.

What does it mean to be a responsive museum, and how can the Museums & Race Report Card help you in your institution […]

Italian artist Costantino Ciervo’s “Comune” project: “I believe in a world without borders, but I’m not a utopian. Borders can’t be eliminated merely by wishful thinking” Ciervo's most recent work includes the multimedia projects “mare nostrum” and “Sew in the Sea,” dedicated to migrants who died trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean.

#art #museum #arts #visualarts #artwork #artistlife #creativeprocess #artdiscussion #artist #museumsarenotneutral

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“I believe in a world without borders, but I’m not a utopian. Borders can’t be eliminated merely by wishful thinking”

John Singer Sargent at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art: <em>Sargent and Paris</em> The exhibition examines a crucial decade in the career of this portraitist of the bourgeoisie, who combined artistic daring with a quasi-aristocratic and conventional outlook.

#art #museum #arts #visualarts #artwork #artist #artistlife #creativeprocess #artdiscussion #museumsarenotneutral

#JohnSingerSargent at #NewYork ’s #MetropolitanMuseumofArt: Sargent and Paris

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Me wearing a tee shirt with phrase on it reading Museums are not neutral

Wore my #MuseumsAreNotNeutral tee today in Boston and got lots of looks and comments. Wasn’t always sure how people were reading it — now that we’re months into the Trump Regime Era. Any museum folk have similar experience?

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The National Park Service is required to install signs with a QR code asking visitors to report anything that “inappropriately disparages Americans past or living,” or that, “emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of [natural features.]”

This is literally out of […]

When a contemporary art institution cancels contemporary art production it provides striking evidence of its fundamental misalignment of stated institutional purpose and actually institutional practice. 

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

#MuseumsAreNotNeutral

A sign tells visitors how to call Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to show support for endangered animal protection.

I like that the Tybee Island Marine Center has this as a part of their exhibit educating visitors on a variety of ways to help protect the whale population. Given the current state of...well, everything...I think it worthwhile for all of us to begin taking similar approaches. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

Join leading artists, thinkers & change-makers for a fierce dialogue on defending arts, culture, and democracy. Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr

#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture

Hans Haacke: The Artist Who Named Names Hans Haacke: The Artist Who Named Names

Haacke didn’t just make art,he exposed the systems behind it.From corrupt landlords to museum donors,he named names.💥
Why did the Guggenheim cancel his show?
#HansHaacke #ArtActivism #ContemporaryArt #InstitutionalCritique #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
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