The British got a lot wrong as the empire spread, and one facet of colonial mistakes was how to look at Tibetan religious and art objects made of skulls or thighbones. “To British colonial officials and missionaries in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such items were morbid examples of devil worship. To Tibetans they […]
Organisers of the three-day action, the group BP or not BP?, called it the “largest protest in the history of the museum”
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Nick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman Museum and Gardens, says museums have a responsibility to lower emissions and galvanise public action
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Dealers and fair organisers advocate for “freedom of expression” though many worry dissent could prompt retaliation from the government
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The Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa said that Saher Miahi’s identity did not fit with guidelines from its funders, the Hecht Foundation. The university rescheduled the talk for elsewhere.
“The British Museum and other UK institutions with Benin bronzes in their collections are facing growing pressure to return them to Africa. Now, the Guardian newspaper has increased the heat by launching a public appeal to map the location of these bronzes.
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Centre for Political Beauty says action targets conservatives open to allying with far right
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‘It’s censorship’, the artist says of curators’ denials to suspend work that is part of show on the artistic legacy of the Gulf War
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The artists’ collective APY has warned the Australian federal and South Australian state governments that certain outside art dealers, referred to as “carpetbaggers,” have been manipulating some artists.
