For Jeffrey Gibson, the artist chosen for subsequent year’s Biennale, that means a lot of fundraising along with artistic duties. 92NY, an necessary New York cultural group, halted its well-known literary collection after it abruptly canceled an event by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nguyen had signed an open letter within the London Review of Books calling for a cease-fire and had reiterated his support of boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning Israel. As one enters the Indian gallery within the museum, there’s a large black display on its entrance printed as ‘India on Canvas’ showcasing the 24 spoken Ashoka dharma chakra, which is present in the fashionable flag of India.
‘this Is Our Reality’: The Ukrainian Artist Placing Bomb-blasted Roads In A Gallery
And we should be grateful to be challenged and knocked out of our habits and assumptions! Most of the things that fear me about this fall …
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