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What to Know About the Controversy Surrounding the Chinese Art Exhibit Coming to the Guggenheim
As questions of animal cruelty, artistic freedom swirl, three major works were pulled from "Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World"
Amidst Heated Criticism, Queer Art Exhibition Is Shuttered in Brazil
Protestors accused the exhibit of promoting pedophilia, bestiality, pornography and blasphemy
How the New York Stock Exchange Gave Abbie Hoffman His Start in Guerrilla Theater
Fifty years ago, the anarchist protester sent traders sprawling for dollar bills—and became a media sensation
University of Texas at Austin Removes Three Confederate Statues
Gregory L. Fenves, the president of the university, says the monuments “have become symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism”
New Exhibit Captures Nearly Eight Decades of Protest Art
The show incorporates the various ways artists have responded to the politics and social problems of their times since the 1940s
Smithsonian's African American History Museum Releases Statement on Charlottesville and Confederate Memorials
The events, says director Lonnie Bunch, are part of a 'long legacy of violence intended to intimidate and marginalize African Americans and Jews'
The "Quaker Comet" Was the Greatest Abolitionist You've Never Heard Of
Overlooked by historians, Benjamin Lay was one of the nation's first radicals to argue for an end to slavery
WWII Anti-Fascist Film Goes Viral After Charlottesville
“Don’t Be A Sucker,” which was released in 1943, urged viewers to take a stand against divisive, prejudicial rhetoric
This Is What Global Dissent Sounds Like
A new project maps almost 200 recordings taken in 27 different countries over the past 26 years
Understanding Detroit’s 1967 Upheaval 50 Years Later
For five days in July, the Motor City was under siege from looters and soldiers alike
The Washington Football Team Can Legally Keep Its Racist Name. But It Shouldn’t
The director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and a citizen of the Pawnee Nation, speaks out against the D.C. sports franchise
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